• RADHIKA K A
• Sujatha B R
• Pruthviraj U
• Gangadharan K V

Department of defense and harbor protection mission is interested in the use of unmanned marine surface vehicles for various military and civilian services. The mission of Autonomous Marine Surface Vehicle (AMSV) can be divided into subtasks and all possible applications of AMSV can be executed with Ardupilot open source platform called Mission Planner. In this work, open source autopilot board called APM2.5 (ArduPilot Mega) board is used for vehicle operation and autonomous control on the surface of the water with minimal human interaction. Raspberry Pi camera is used as FPV (First Person View) camera for live-video streaming on a webpage. The developed system provides three modes of operation autonomous, semi-autonomous and manual control mode. This AMSV can be automatically controlled remotely onshore using Mission Planner and also change entire system for manned control (catamaran) with minimum alteration in emergency situations. Fun-Yak Boat is used as a lifeboat for inshore or coastal activities and provides ultimate safety in the sea. The expected capabilities and functions of this system are autonomous navigation, environmental measurements and observations, obstacle avoidance, data logging and two-way communications via 3DR Telemetry. The developed AMSV can be used for rescue operation in the military system.

Autonomous Marine Surface Vehicle; Autopilot; APM2.5; autonomous navigation, Mission Planner, FPV;

"Design and Development of Onboard control system for Autonomous Marine Surface Vehicle (AMSV)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.87-92, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807362.pdf

"Design and Development of Onboard control system for Autonomous Marine Surface Vehicle (AMSV)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp87-92, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807362.pdf