RoboBoat
2024 is our first year competing in RoboBoat, which we decided to do as another learning opportunity to better prepare for RobotX. We won the persistence award. In the span of the competition week, we went from zero mission capability to completing 3 missions in a run.
Barco Polo - ASV
Weight
20.4 kg
Degrees of Freedom
3 (Surge, Sway, Yaw)
Power System
14.8V, 15.6Ah Li-Ion battery (x1)
Perception Sensors
Oak–D Pro W PoE camera for stereo vision and object detection (x1)
Livox Mid-360 LiDAR for distance detection and obstacle avoidance (x1)
Wireless Communications
5.8GHz Ubiquiti Bullet AC IP67 (x2)
915 Mhz Telemetry
WiFi
RC 2.4GHz ELRS
Dimensions
1 m x 0.6 m x 0.9 m
Endurance
Full Throttle – estimated 20 min runtime
Normal Usage – estimated 45 min runtime
Main Processor
Nvidia Jetson Xavier NX
Propulsion System
T200 thrusters (x4)
Navigation System
Centimeter Precision GPS RTK
Dual Antenna GPS Heading
Software Architecture
Linux based
Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2)
Payload
Water squirter
Object delivery net
Alpha - Prototype ASV
Weight
10.4 kg
Degrees of Freedom
3 (Surge, Sway, Yaw)
Power System
14.8V, 15.6Ah Li-ion battery (x1)
Perception Sensors
Oak–D Pro W PoE camera for stereo vision and object detection (x1)
Livox Mid-360 LiDAR for distance detection and obstacle avoidance (x1)
Wireless Communications
915 Mhz Telemetry
RC 2.4GHz ELRS
Dimensions
1.3m x 0.5m x 0.4m
Endurance
Full Throttle – estimated 10 min runtime
Normal Usage – estimated 20 min runtime
Propulsion System
Blue Robotics T200 thrusters (x4)
Navigation System
GPS/compass module
Software Architecture
Linux based
Robot Operating System 2 (ROS2)