Hull type: Foam core fibreglass monohull with moulded one piece keel.
Power source: 24Ah Lithium Polymer Battery and 15Wpeak 12V solar panel on the deck.
Motors: HiTec HS5086WP metal geared waterproof servo.
Sensors: CMPS11 digital compass, UBlox-7 GPS and a DS18B20 temperature sensor mounted
in keel
Communications: 2x RockBlock Iridium Short Burst Data Modems
Computers: 2X PIC18F25K22s
Other Interesting Things: Version 1 of the software was first written by students in
2015 and tested
on a remote controlled car, which could drive itself around our fields. We are now on Version 12. The
project has been picked up and passed
along by students each year as they leave the College.
