Jalavahana Unmanned Autonomous Surface Vehicle for Offshore Wind Turbine Development – PKM 2024
Autonomous Surface Vehicle for environmental and geospatial survey to support offshore wind turbine development under Indonesia’s PKM program.
Jalavahana: Unmanned Autonomous Surface Vehicle for Offshore Wind Turbine Development – PKM 2024
Overview
A multidisciplinary research project under Indonesia’s Program Kreativitas Mahasiswa (PKM), funded by Belmawa (Ministry of Education and Culture).
Developed an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) to conduct environmental and geospatial surveys around Pulau Gili Ketapang, a site identified with offshore wind energy potential.
Contribution
- System Leadership: Led the full design and development, managing a cross-functional team.
- Electrical System: Designed motor control, solar-powered energy management, sensor integration (LiDAR, GPS, IMU), and waterproof electronics.
- Computer Vision: Integrated Jetson Nano with YOLOv8 for marine biota detection and sea surface condition analysis.
- Autonomous Navigation: Built ROS-based architecture for waypoint navigation using Pixhawk and RTK GPS.
- Management: Coordinated proposal writing, documentation, and stakeholder communication for funding and deployment.
Results
- Conducted successful sea trials with autonomous navigation and real-time vision around Gili Ketapang.
- Validated capability for remote data collection in offshore wind turbine planning.
- Selected as a national finalist in the PKM Research & Technology category and officially funded by Belmawa.
- Publicly showcased at jalavahana.org as a national-level student research initiative.
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