March 31, 2021, by Communications
UNM students build device to aid flood victims
The Mechatronics Engineering degree at the University of Nottingham Malaysia equips passionate students with the skills to translate what they learn in the classroom into groundbreaking innovations. Putting what they learnt in the classroom to good use, a team of four from UNM have embarked on a robotics project to help victims of disasters.
Students Chew Min Kang, Loh Chow Yeh, Sam Yap Ren Jie and Tan Jing Pei, who are all pursuing MEng Mechatronic Engineering, embarked on a project named the Jetson Oro Challenger One. The project, which was supervised by their lecturer, assistant professor Dr Hermawan Nugroho, has already been published in the International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA) in November 2020, and will also be featured in the upcoming International Conference on Robotics, Vision, Signal Processing and Power Applications (RoViSP) in April 2021.
“The Jetson Oro Challenger One is an unmanned surface vehicle that can be used for search and rescue missions in shallow water. The device is designed to go on search missions to track a flood victim’s location and supply basic necessities for survival before bigger rescue vessels are able to aid the victims,” said Sam.
The unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has an advanced control system where it can detect objects in deep bodies of water. This, combined with a robotic algorithm allows for the vessel to perform rescue missions.
For now, the team is working hard to ensure that their hard work comes to fruition and are grateful for the knowledge they acquired in class to help them every step of the way. The team also encourages future students to take up practical challenges such as this as it is a great opportunity to put their skills to the test while building something to help the community around them.
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