{"id":616,"date":"2016-12-15T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/fsiblog\/?p=616"},"modified":"2016-12-15T10:21:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T10:21:00","slug":"gdp-19-atlantis-deep-sea-research-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/2016\/12\/15\/gdp-19-atlantis-deep-sea-research-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"GDP 19: Atlantis Deep Sea Research Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Only 5% of the world\u2019s ocean floor have been mapped, collecting data at these depths provides a significant challenge. This project aims to design a deep-sea research platform, in the form of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-617\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-617\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19_1-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"team members\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19_1-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19_1-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19_1-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19_1.jpg 1147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">team members<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">If you want to find out more about the project, please visit\u00a0our Facebook page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AtlantisUnderwaterRobot\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AtlantisUnderwaterRobot<\/a>\/<\/span>\u00a0The robot will do the following;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Travel to depths of 100m.<\/li>\n<li>Carry a payload of sensors and cameras that can collect images and data.<\/li>\n<li>Uses a flapping foil mechanism for propulsion.The robot will be bioinspired with oscillating foil propulsion; this will provide increased manoeuvrability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This project involves designing, building and testing a full-scale robot. The team will carry out the following tasks to complete the project:<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_618\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-618\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19.2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-618\" src=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19.2-300x114.png\" alt=\"Preliminary CFD\" width=\"379\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19.2-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19.2-768x292.png 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19.2-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2016\/12\/gdp19.2.png 1046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Preliminary CFD<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing the conceptual design<\/li>\n<li>Modelling and optimising an interacting flapping foil mechanism<\/li>\n<li>Carrying out material testing for the hull and foil materials to determine if they can withstand operating conditions at 100m depth<\/li>\n<li>Modelling the hull under operating conditions using FEA, and reinforce the structure where necessary<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturing and testing the separate elements of the AUV<\/li>\n<li>Programming the AUV so it is capable of operating autonomously underwater, navigating a pre-set path.<\/li>\n<li>Test the robot at a depth of 3m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only 5% of the world\u2019s ocean floor have been mapped, collecting data at these depths provides a significant challenge. This project aims to design a deep-sea research platform, in the form of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. If you want to find out more about the project, please visit\u00a0our Facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AtlantisUnderwaterRobot\/\u00a0The robot will do the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/2016\/12\/15\/gdp-19-atlantis-deep-sea-research-platform\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">GDP 19: Atlantis Deep Sea Research Platform<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4066,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4066"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/maritimeblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}