AutoBoat

In this era of automation where cars are driving without a driver, where drones are flying without a pilot but when it comes to marine then there is a lot of room for improvements, our project is based on Autonomous Water Boat, a boat which will be cruising without a captai

Project Title

AutoBoat

Project Area of Specialization

Internet of Things

Project Summary

In this era of automation where cars are driving without a driver, where drones are flying without a pilot but when it comes to marine then there is a lot of room for improvements, our project is based on Autonomous Water Boat, a boat which will be cruising without a captain

When we hear about a water boat, an old conventional concept of a water boat comes into our mind where we need a captain to drive that boat, but we are making an AutoBoat in which there would be no need for a captain to drive this boat.

This boat will be using an artificial intelligence system that will guide the board about completing its given course. You will need to give the direction to the boat via an interface and the AutoBoat will start driving by itself. The Benefit of this AutoBoat is pure advancement of technology where it will be enough capable of doing decisions or avoiding any collision.

This boat would serve the purpose of the rescue boat, where it can be used in a rescue operation. It will be sailing to the rescue location autonomously.

Our targeted market could be a tourism sector, emergency services, security, and defense sector, or a daily driven boat in narrow canals of a city like Amsterdam.

The power that is needed to drive this AutoBoat is totally electric and there is no fuel engine, it will consist of a totally rechargeable electric battery which will be having enough range for a day.

Project Objectives

• Rescue Operation:

In a rescue operation where it is necessary to save human life, this boat will be using an artificial intelligence system that will guide the board about completing its given course. You will need to give the direction to the boat via an interface and the AutoBoat will start driving by itself. The Benefit of this AutoBoat is pure advancement of technology where it will be enough capable of doing decisions or avoiding any collision. By using an autonomous boat, we can achieve the exact location of where the help is required.

• Self-Driven

Our approach is to use automation in real life where machines will make our work easy, this self-driven boat will sail itself from point A to point B while providing the real-time location via a user interface where the location can be traced.

•  Detection

While sailing the boat needs to avoid any kind of collision to keep other safe, this boat will be capable enough to take the decision on hurdles to steer left or right without any collision.

• Message Feedback

While sailing in the ocean, if any kind of problem occurs in the boat or in its mechanism, a self-generated message will be displayed on the user interface to inform the user about the situation or last location of the boat.

Project Implementation Method

A research methodology is the main focus of any software development, in our project of AutoBoat, we will be following the Agile Research Methodology, in agile development the main focus is on design and coding rather than documentation. Agile method proposes incremental and iterative approach to software design, where we can make frequent changes to the project if required, this method is considered unstructured in which small projects can be easily implemented. If we found out any error in the working of our product then with the help of agile methodology we can fix the error in the meantime, in this project our development process is iterative and the project is executed in short weeks iterations, our main priority is a working product rather than a documentation, in the development of AutoBoat, we need to be more focus on the design, architecture, and development rather than documentation. Our project is more focused on testing, in which there would be testing after every phase so that we are aware of the final product. We are the tester and at the same time we are the developers also, so after every iteration of development, there would be proper testing of AutoBoat. The main advantage of agile is that we have team members from different areas in which we will need more team interactions.

Requirement gathering:

The first phase involves understanding what needs to design and what is its function, purpose, etc. Here, the specifications of the input and output.

System Design:

The requirement specifications from first phase are studied in this phase and system design is prepared. System Design helps in specifying hardware and system requirements and also helps in defining overall system architecture. The software code to be written in the next stage is created now.

Implementation:

With inputs from system design, the system is first developed in small programs called units, which are integrated into the next phase. Each unit is developed and tested for its functionality which is referred to as Unit Testing.

Integration and Testing:

All the units developed in the implementation phase are integrated into a system after testing of each unit. The software designed, needs to go through constant software testing to find out if there are any flaws or errors. Testing is done so that the client does not face any problem during the installation of the software.

Deployment of System:

Once the functional and non-functional testing is done, the product is deployed in the customer environment or released into the market.

Maintenance: 

This step occurs after installation and involves making modifications to the system or an individual component to alter attributes or improve performance. These modifications arise either due to change requests initiated by the customer, or defects uncovered during live use of the system. The client is provided with regular maintenance and support for the developed Hardware and Software.

Benefits of the Project

• The Autonomous Boat consist of hardware and software, the software will do all the calculations and will provide outcomes whereas the hardware will be used for the movement of AutoBoat.
• The user will have an interface through which the user may guide the AutoBoat about the course.
• The AutoBoat will provide real-time data to the interface and will keep the user informed.
• The AutoBoat will be self-efficient for making decisions and collision avoidance.

The project is about Autonomous Boat, so the expected beneficiaries could be:

• Marine Industry
• Defense Fleet
• Emergency Services
• Tourism Industry
• Commercial and Private users

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

To convert our idea of an Autonomous Boat into real-life working project we will have to work on three important pillars i.e. the software, the architecture and the hardware.

The final outcome will be a software and hardware-based product, the hardware will be an autonomous boat whereas the software will be an android application with a web page user interface also, to control and monitor the operations of the boat. The android application will be available on the play store.

We will use Artificial intelligence, and Machine learning, which will help the Autonomous Boat in understanding the self-driven concept, in which the boat will be deciding how to complete the given course of point A to point B.

We will try to make an architecture that is more rigid and scale-able. Which can survive for a long-lasting period. The boat architecture will be of lightweight material, which will have enough room to cover all the installed components in some sleek and minimalist design.

We will be using a GPS locator for tracking latitude, longitude and for covering all the given course from point A to Point B. There will be powerful brush-less waterproof motors to power the Autonomous Boat. Moreover, we are also going to set up a camera for imaging and Object detection to detect the environment. For water level analysis the boat shall maintain its position by continuously retakes the GPS position.

Web User Interface:

1. Auto course completion.
2. Smart object detection.
3. Auto return to point A.
4. Autonomous Sailing.
5. Feedback message
6. Real-time video transmission
7. Showing all the parameters like speed, battery, direction, and location.

HARDWARE;

1. Raspberry Pi
2. Ultra-sonic Sensors
3. DC Brushless Motors
4. Servo Motors
5. GPS
6. Battery

Final Deliverable of the Project

HW/SW integrated system

Core Industry

Health

Other Industries

Transportation , Others , Security

Core Technology

Internet of Things (IoT)

Other Technologies

Artificial Intelligence(AI), Robotics

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being for People, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Required Resources

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