Sea Rescue

SEA RESCUE AUTHORS

Douglas Ford

Douglas Ford

Old Dominion University, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Senior Graduating in December, Virginia Resident 30+ years, Can fix almost anything

Joe Cloonan

Joe Cloonan

Currently working on getting a degree in mechanical engineering at ODU while operating a small brewery in downtown Norfolk, VA.

Justin Massie

Justin Massie

Hello! I am a senior at Old Dominion University, studying electrical engineering with a minor in biomedical engineering. I am hugely interested in robotics and control systems. Prior to academia, I served in the U.S. Army for three years as infantry, with a deployment to Baqubah, Iraq. I spend my free time working on additional projects, such as an autonomous vehicle; practicing programming, and drinking exceptional bourbon.

Joseph Sayre

Joseph Sayre

Old Dominion University Mechanical Engineering major with a concentration in mechanical systems/design and a minor in Engineering Management.

Michael Ross

Michael Ross

 
Michael Ross is in his final senior semester studying Mechanical Engineering. His Senior Design project involved programming an Arduino circuit for a piezoelectric actuated flight control for a quadcopter.

SEA RESCUE BLOG

The Final Product

When people hear the word "drone," they usually immediately think of a toy with a camera meant for an adult child or a military device capable of mass destruction. They do not realize the immense...

Building the SEA_RESCUE Drone: Day One

Our task is to build a drone that can fly out to sea up to 1/2 mile or so and inspect drifting ships and rafts to see if people are still on-board. Also, a secondary task, is to deliver a life...

The Sea Rescue Team

What are we doing? Our Goal is to create a drone that would help to decrease response times for emergency personnel in remote water front areas such as the Fire Rescue services on Carova Island,...

Sea Rescue Bill of Materials

Here is our proposed bill of materials. Due to time restraints, we could not build a drone from scratch. Instead, we chose to purchase a prebuilt chassis.The HEXH2O is a waterproof drone chassis...

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