The SONIA AUV project from the École de technologie supérieure, entirely composed of volunteer, undergraduate engineering students, is devoted to the development of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV).
Since our beginning in 1999, we have developed 7 AUV prototypes with the goal of competing at the AUVSI and ONR's International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition. Recent years have seen us consistently ranking in the top 3 positions with our award winning designs.
Journée Porte ouverte de l'ETS 27 Janvier 2013
Wednesday May 28, 2008
BlackJack vision algorithm completed
SONIA's vision team started and completed the BlackJack table algorithm last night. You can have a glimpse at our results in our photo gallery. We will be testing the control part of the blackjack task in our all night pool test this upcoming weekend. Development is moving at a steady pace, we hope to have a full mission completed within the next weeks... stay tuned.
Sunday May 18, 2008
During this 4-hour test (on a single set of batteries) in the FINA pool at Ile Ste-Hélène in Montreal, we validated our first milestone, including the following elements on our 2008 AUV platform:
The test was a resounding success and we are awaiting our next major milestone test on May 30t.
Thursday May 1, 2008
SONIA is back on the summer schedule ! Our 2008 vehicle is completed and we are doing 5 or more pool tests a week. Bugs are found, features are added and our autonomy software is validated in the field. See our Media page for pictures and movie clips as they are added.
Monday April 14, 2008
ESC Silicon Valley SONIA AUV was present at Kontron's booth during Embedded Systems Conference, Silicon Valley in San Jose, CA. There we showcased our 2007 vehicle as well as our integration of Kontron's ETX platform modules in the 2008 vehicle.
Saturday March 29, 2008
First major pool test with the 2008 vehicle. The submarine's inertial measurement unit, motors, DVL and depthmeter were tested.
