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mohammed ndiaye

Project Timeline

Sep 2023 - May-2025

OVERVIEW

This project involves the design, construction, and deployment of a custom-built underwater drone (ROV) to conduct a detailed exploration of the Joola ferry wreckage site. The entire effort is driven by the mission to document the tragedy, honor the memory of the victims, and inform a full reconstruction of the sunken vessel.

HighlightS

 Most Outstanding Performance Award

Build Prototype

SKILLS

Fusion 360Arduino Raspberry PiAdditive Manufacturing

SUPPORTING MATERIALS

Additional Details

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What and How?

The drone is equipped with 4 motors enabling it to move into the 3-degree of freedom. The 4 motors are hold together into a 3d-printed frame designed in fusion 360. All the electronic part are hold into a electronic pipe which is tightly sealed for water leak. The raspberry Pi handles the feeds from the camera through BlueOS and transmit in real time to the laptop. The arduino coupled with pixhawand electronic speed controller handles the drone movement.

Results

My team and i, after two years successfully build a prototype which earned us the title of  Most Outstanding Performance Award in the Sophomore category.

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