The SONIA AUV project publishes documents available to the public every year as part of its research. On this page you will find PDF versions of selected documents.
We are working on setting-up a complete archive of previous publications.
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Discover S.O.N.I.A.’s annual Technical Design Reports submitted for the RoboSub competition, outlining the team’s design philosophy, competition strategy, and engineering decisions. These reports explain how mission objectives influence the design of the hull, propulsion, control, and autonomy systems, as well as the software tools used to accomplish complex autonomous tasks.
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| Concept and Design of the 2025 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2024 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2023 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2022 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2021 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2010 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2011 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2012 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2013 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2014 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2015 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2016 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2017 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2018 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2019 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
| Concept and Design of the 2020 SONIA AUV Platform for Robosub [EN] | View |
Explore academic project reports developed within S.O.N.I.A., highlighting student-driven engineering work, research initiatives, and hands-on innovation across a wide range of projects within the club.
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| Correction de dérive par l'intégration d'un algorithme VSLAM dans un système EKF et MPC [Fr] | View |
| Conception d’une loi de commande linéaire et non linéaire pour un sous-marin autonome [FR] | View |
| Étude Inertielle et Hydrodynamique d’un Sous-Marin Autonome Pour L’intégration d'un Modèle de Contrôle | View |
| Identification d’un sous-marin autonome représenté à l’aide du quaternion et asservissement avec un contrôleur MPC [FR] | View |
Read S.O.N.I.A.’s research papers presented at AUVSI’s Unmanned Systems North America conference, showcasing advanced methodologies, experimental results, and technical contributions to the field of autonomous and unmanned systems.
Explore press publications featuring S.O.N.I.A., highlighting the team’s achievements, outreach, and recognition across academic, industrial, and media communities for its work in autonomous underwater robotics.
2019
September 2019 – Acoustic source location for an autonomous underwater vehicle
2018
August 2018 – Labelbox Blog
2018 – Gala ADRIQ (Marc-Antoine Couture)
2016
July 2016 – Team SONIA’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle dives with Kvaser
2016 – SONIA team: the future of autonomous underwater vehicles
2015
October 2015 – Ottawa’s Greatest Show and Tell: Maker Faire Ottawa 2015
2014
September 2014 – L’heuristique – ÉTS
2012
July 2012 – École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) du Québec wins SAUC-Europe ’12
2011
July 2011 – Team SONIA from Canada Wins Grand Prize in Annual AUVSI Competition
July 2011 – Le sous-marin de l’ÉTS remporte la 14e International RoboSub Competition
July 2011 – Des étudiants québécois, champions de la robotique
July 2011 – AUVSI RoboSub Competition with SolidWorks
July 2011 – Team Sonia Takes Prize at RoboSub 2011
July 2011 – Underwater Robotics Club Makes Finals at RoboSub Competition
2009
April 2009 – Autonomous underwater vehicle by Université du Québec – EDN.com
2007
June 2007 – TI DSCS Bring Performance and Integration for Real-Time AcousticTriangulation in Team SONIA’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
2007 – Exploring the Deep With SONIA
2002
May 2002 – Un vent de compétitions pour les clubs étudiants de l’ÉTS (French)
January 2002 – La caverne D’Ali Baba de l’ETS (French)