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Mission Statement

Most autonomous surface vehicles navigate using GPS waypoints and dead reckoning. These methods are limited to operations in predictable environments. For dynamic environments, real time obstacle avoidance and path planning are necessary. To meet this need, the V-BASS team will design and build a vision-based autonomous surface ship that will utilize a stereovision camera system and onboard image processing computer. The vehicle will demonstrate the capabilities of a vision-based autonomous control system by navigating a channel while avoiding obstacles in addition to locating targets of interest.