Cornell Seamonkey AUV

The Seamonkey, an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), was designed and built by the Cornell University AUV team (CUAUV) to compete in AUVSI’s annual AUV competition. The 2006 Seamonkey represents an evolution from CUAUV’s 2005 design, yielding a more reliable and less complex vehicle. Features which have been successful in the past, such as its dual hull construction, brushless motors, and flexible software configuration have been retained. Problematic components, such as the microcontroller driven Ethernet sensor network within the vehicle, have been removed. Notable improvements in the 2006 Seamonkey include new control and vision systems, better signal integrity, a fiber-optic tether, and USB video cameras. These changes have resulted in a vehicle which is more robust and better suited to the AUVSI competition than its predecessor.