Hull type: Foam core fibreglass monohull with moulded one piece keel.
Power source: 4.5Ah Lead Acid Battery mounted in the keel and 10Wpeak 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: RockBlock Iridium Short Burst Data Modem
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 8. The
project has
been picked up and passed
along by students each year as they leave the College.
