Background
Wirelessly transferring sensitive data creates windows of opportunities in which that data can be stolen. While at sea this has proven to be a major issue for the Navy and in order to mitigate the potential of data theft a hard link connection must be made to transfer data. To remedy this, a buoy capable of maintaining a location out at sea will serve as a data center that can connect to other unmanned vessels and exchange data between the two.
Goals and Objectives
- Design a buoy able to autonomously maintain set GPS coordinates
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Develop multiple connection points for unmanned vessels to perform hard link data transfer
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Log all steps of the mission and locations of buoy and vessels through a GUI
Structural Key Points
- Based off buoyant force calculations, capable of holding 7kg of weight
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Structure is light (<1kg) making it highly maneuverable allowing the buoy to maintain its set location easier
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Disassembly of platform to allow for modifications and repairs whenever necessary
GUI Key Points
- Map that displays locations of both the buoy and the vessels travelling toward the buoy
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One easy click button to send all necessary files to the buoy from ROC
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LED signals clearly display all steps in the mission and whether or not they have been completed
Team Members
Taylor Calderon <tfcalder@uci.edu>
Chunguang Yang <chunguy1@uci.edu>
Jiayi Wu <jiayiw34@uci.edu>
Christopher Navarro <cnavarr4@uci.edu>
Advisor
Dr. Mahdi Maaref <mmaaref@uci.edu>