Applications

Long term contract / income:

Underwater Pollution Monitoring and Mapping

- Creating a grid of nodes with water quality data at different GPS locations and depths
- Topology Mapping of the water body
- Localization of Hazardous objects
- Point cloud of underwater boulders
- Cleaning of water bodies with help of other sources

Possible Hardware to work with

- pH sensors for measuring hydrogen ion concentration in given location proximity
- RD0 probe to measure dissolved oxygen content
- Turbidity sensor to measure the dirt present in water content
- ORP Sensor Meter
- Water hardness sensor
- Libelium smart water sensor (Chemical composition sensor)
- GPS data from floating buoy that is aligned to the RoV/AuV in the vertical axis
- Metal detector for identifying and locating metals present underwater
- Bright LEDs for improving Camera vision in deep waters
- Multi - DOF Robotic arm for precise movement
- Mesh for collecting underwater waste
- Visualization of polluted clusters in a Detailed-Map with the help of GPS data.

Estimated Timeline
- 8 to 10 months ( for design & development )
- 3 months
- Design & validation
- Sensor testing
- 2 months
- EE Fabrication
- ME Fabrication
- 2 months
- Vision
- Control system
- 1 month design changes & re-validation
- 2 months testing
Irrigation and Offshore Monitoring
- NDT Inspection of Surge Pools, above ground reservoirs
- NDT Inspection of Irrigation tunnels and canals
- Inspection of Oil & Gas Pipelines
- Inspection of Ship hulls and Offshore structures
- Port monitoring
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NDT involves:
- Visual testing method
- Ultrasonic thickness gauging
- NDT metal thickness gauging
- Magnetic particle inspection
- Laser inspection

Possible Hardware to work with

- Ultrasonic sensors
- Lasers
- Metal detectors
- DVL (For any position and velocity mapping mechanism)
- ORP sensor

Estimated Timeline
- 10 to 13 months ( for design & development )
- 3 months
- Design & validation
- 5 months
- Development of inspection technology
- Fabrication
- 2 months
- Control system
- 1 month design changes & re-validation
- 2 months testing
Defense and Marine Applications

- Patrolling Sea Coast and Communication to nearest Naval Base

- Swarm of underwater drones that can be the first line of defense in naval battles
- Visualization of a geographical network grid with sensor data
- Acoustic mapping - Point cloud - SONAR, DVL.
- Monitoring and studying Marine life (non-invasive)
- Hydrophone for recording underwater acoustic activity (Marine acoustic communication
Whales, Dolphins etc, could be of use for people in marine animal research)

Estimated Timeline
- 15 to 24 months (design & dev)

Short term regular income:

Cleaning & Monitoring of still water storage tanks / wells / pools

- Cleaning of water tanks and wells using Jet Spray, Scrubs
- ORP monitoring of pools
- Chemical composition monitoring in water treatment plants

Possible Hardware to work with

- Jet Spray
- Suction Pump
- Filters
- ORP sensor
- Scrubs
- Multi - DOF Grippers

Estimated Timeline
- 8 to 10 months ( for design & development )
- 3 months
- Design & validation
- 2 months
- Fabrication
- 2 months
- Control system
- Vision system
- Gripper
- 1 month design changes & re-validation
- 2 months testing
Robotic assistance for fisherman
- Fishing using nets
- Creating a 3D map based on behavioural study of fishes

Possible Hardware to work with

- Fishing nets
- Torpedo launching mechanism
- Hydrophone
- Wireless Communication

Estimated Timeline
- 10 to 15 months ( for design & development )
- 3 months
- Design & validation
- 2 months
- Fabrication
- 2 months
- Control system
- Vision system
- Gripper
- 2 months Torpedo launching mechanism
- 1 month design changes & re-validation
- 3 months testing
 Target sector w/ Preference

Application Commercial Commercial Service Govt Contract

Product

Underwater Pollution 2 3 1
Monitoring and
Mapping

Irrigation and 1 3 2
Offshore Monitoring

Cleaning & 2 1 -
Monitoring of still
water storage tanks /
wells / pools

Robotic assistance 2 1 -
for fisherman

Defense and Marine - - 1

Applications