• Sundaramurthy V S
• Ashwinn K
• Thilak Chander J
• Veeraprakash S

In Sea Ports, the use of Tugboats and Workboats for technological inspections has an extremely limited or no scope. In order to conduct Deep Sea explorations and observations, we use an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) / Rover which is capable of Autonomous Navigation and Realtime Data Collection, thereby obviating the need for Human intervention. The Rover can be of various sizes and is completely dependent on the underwater application. In order to make our Rover real-time and autonomous, we can model the Rover using Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms. The Rover can then learn autonomously using previous training data which is necessary for AI algorithms. To make our Rover mobile underwater, we use six Thrusters, two for forward / backward movement and four to maintain Stability. Also, the Rover houses the electronic components inside a Hull which is waterproof and withstands strong currents. The Rover has a Camera which is used to process the images and simultaneously update data for both Movement and Image Processing. The Depth Control and Measurement is achieved by using single - beam Echo Sounders. The Ultimate aims of the Bathymetric inspections are Depth Measurement and to Determine the minimum time interval to perform Dredging (clearing sand from the ocean bed). The Rover can also be used to measure other trivial parameters such as Flow Velocity and Water Pressure.

In Sea Ports, the use of Tugboats and Workboats for technological inspections has an extremely limited or no scope. In order to conduct Deep Sea explorations and observations, we use an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) / Rover which is capable of Autonomous Navigation and Realtime Data Collection, thereby obviating the need for Human intervention. The Rover can be of various sizes and is completely dependent on the underwater application. In order to make our Rover real-time and autonomous, we can model the Rover using Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms. The Rover can then learn autonomously using previous training data which is necessary for AI algorithms. To make our Rover mobile underwater, we use six Thrusters, two for forward / backward movement and four to maintain Stability. Also, the Rover houses the electronic components inside a Hull which is waterproof and withstands strong currents. The Rover has a Camera which is used to process the images and simultaneously update data for both Movement and Image Processing. The Depth Control and Measurement is achieved by using single - beam Echo Sounders. The Ultimate aims of the Bathymetric inspections are Depth Measurement and to Determine the minimum time interval to perform Dredging (clearing sand from the ocean bed). The Rover can also be used to measure other trivial parameters such as Flow Velocity and Water Pressure.

"Autonomous Underwater Rover for Bathymetric Survey and Inspection", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.155-158, May 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCU06032.pdf

"Autonomous Underwater Rover for Bathymetric Survey and Inspection", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp155-158, May 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRCU06032.pdf