Development of a small AUV for underwater robot competition

Abstract

In this paper, we described the development of an underwater robot that participated in the AUV division of the underwater competition held at Kobe as a concurrent event of Techno-Ocean 2021. The developed AUV consists of a computer, two kind of power supply, two cameras, and a depth sensor. And, the robot can navigate autonomously by its image processing. In the competition, our team finished in 3rd prize.