Team Screwdrivers from Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies will be participating in the 13th Annual Marine Advanced Technology Education ROV International Competition at Alpena, Michigan U.S.A. They are the only team qualified and participating from India. The competition will be held from 26-28 June, 2014.
Nine students will head to the US on Monday. The team will compete against 66 teams from 16 countries, including Russia, Egypt, England and Japan. The team comprises students ranging from first year to final year engineering. The members underwent regular training regarding the competition and building the remote operated vehicle (ROV).
The group was able to make the ROV under the guidance of their mentor Prof Sawankumar Naik. The ROV features a robotic arm used to pick up, drop and move things under water. A camera is installed to capture underwater photographs and measure the dimensions of underwater shipwreck. There is also a sensor to check the conductivity of designated areas under water, a mechanism to collect microbial samples like agar gel from various locations of the shipwreck.
Jaydev Kulkarni, a fourth year student said, "This vehicle is fully constructed by us, tackling various engineering challenges and tasks taken into considerations for the competition."
The ROV is economical and entirely constructed in the college premises within the stipulated budget and time frame. The entire expenditure for the ROV was Rs1,12,000. Since it was tough to procure the tools in India, the team assembled most of the parts like thrusters (used for manoeuvring), waterproof connectors for electronics and aluminium chassis, while the rest were imported from the USA, Australia and China.
Saurabh Sharma, another student, said, "We can use this ROV for various purposes like rescue missions under water, research landscapes and undiscovered aquatic life in deep water bodies."
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