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Watch the vehicle videoVideo: an early underwater vehicle developed through Team Black Pearl at BUET.
Project image: Dubojan, a modular platform for learning, integration and underwater experimentation.
Research Direction 01
Underwater Vehicle Design and Development
The laboratory is developing a compact and modular underwater vehicle as a practical platform for student learning, system integration and experimental research. Dubojan originated from a competition-focused project, but the experience gained through its design, fabrication, simulation and testing has wider relevance to underwater robotics. The work remains developmental, with emphasis on reliability, maintainability and scope for future modification.
- Lightweight aluminium frame and serviceable acrylic pressure enclosure
- Eight-thruster arrangement for multi-directional manoeuvring
- Camera, depth, leak-detection and sonar-based sensing possibilities
- Pixhawk/ArduSub-based low-level control and onboard computing
- Computer vision, object detection, path tracking and station-keeping studies
- CFD, simulation, pool testing and iterative vehicle improvement
