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Bukit Merah Lake Contour Mapping using Swarm of mini ASVs

Zulkifli Zainal Abidin, M. R. Arshad

Abstract


A new concept of an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) is proposed, mimicking the predictable biological balancing nature of the Drosophila or the fruit fly. The idea of mini ASVs known as Drosobots is proposed in tandem with swarming concepts. Here, ASV may be deployed to overcome factors of complexity in instrument deployment, expensive tools for marine applications, data collections inhibited by time and resources. Factors influencing the conceptual model, the choice of shape, parameters influencing control in design, the practicalities encountered in navigational issues and mechanisms of communication amongst a group of the Drosobots based upon their optimal swarming movements are also investigated.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21535%2FProICIUS.2010.v6.472

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