Robot Tug Boat (GUSS)

Guss is an autonomous surface vehicle (robotic boat) that uses a stereoscopic vision system to navigate around short range obstacles. This technology was developed by Mike Tall, Patrick Rynne, Alex Conrad and Justin Lorio (along with many other contributors) of the Department of Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Autonomous
• Robot
• Boat

[elsinidentidad]

Does it has enough intelligence to know how to talk on high level languages like JAVA or C++ ? what Hardware are you using ?.... congrats, nice project..

[rynnepf]

@elsinidentidad

The code is written in C, though since this video was done it has evolved. Hardware in this an ARM 7 LPC2138. The new version runs on the ARM 9.

More details can be found in the paper referenced below

M. H. Tall, P. F. Rynne, J. M. Lorio, K. D. von Ellenrieder, “Visual-Based Navigation of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle”, MTS Journal, vol. 44, NO. 2, pp. 37-45, May 2010.

[imthesonofjorel]

yeah...but will it blend??

[Galvatron13]

Very nice. And I like the name Guss. Good video and very informative. Someone with no knowledge of this subject can completely understand. Keep up the good work.

[jonesaus1]

nice. i can see this being very valuabe to comercial shipping to help guide a boat down a channel. has anything like this been developed before?

[prettyfly626]

Thats a sweet video!! I like the top gun song!!

Nick M-

GO FAU!!!

[lauraforde]

Thanks for sharing -- very impressive project.

[tomasleeman]

Awesome a smart boat

[aflyingmeatball]

thats pretty cool haha

- Julian