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Steampunk Catfish: Submarine drones and their potential use in environmental reconnaissance.

- April 24, 2018

Alan KolokIdaho Water Resources Research Institute

U of I, Moscow

John ShovicCollege of Engineering, U of I, Coeur d’Alene

Daniele ToninaCenter for Ecohydraulics Research

U of I, Boise

1. WHY A DRONE?

2. THE U OF I SUBMERSIBLE DRONE:THE CATFISH.

3. CHALLENGES

1. WHY A DRONE?

Eutrophication 101:(Nutrient enrichment)

1. Fertilizer

2. Runoff(N & P)

3. Algal blooms

4. Death and decomposition

5. Hypoxia

[O2] < 2.0 mg/L

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Limnology 101: Temperate lakes thermally stratify in summer.

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Limnology 101: Eutrophication in a thermally stratified lake.

Algal blooms

Algal death and decomposition

Hypoxia [O2] < 2.0 mg/L

Metal liberation in a stratified lake.

Cd Zn Pb

As dissolved oxygen drops, pH also drops and metals are liberated from the sediments.

[O2] ; pH

pH

LAKE CDA’S DECLINING OXYGEN LEVELS WORRY SCIENTISTS

March 22, 2016

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August 4, 2017

The Gulf of Mexico dead zone is larger

than ever.

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1. WHY A DRONE?


3. CHALLENGES

https://www.gizmo-cda.org/

The IWRRI Catfish: U of I’s submarine drone

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1. WHY A DRONE?


3. CHALLENGES

Water Air_

Weight No YesConstraints

Manueverability Good Excellent

Visibility Fair to none Excellent

Communicate No* Yeswith operator

Pressure Yes No

Buoyancy Excellent None

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Location

A sonar system (forward, back, up down) will allow the drone to know where it is within the lake in 3 dimensions.

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The Minnow:

The Minnow is an autonomous, ground based robot used to test the navigation system being developed for the U of I Catfish.

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Global Positioning System

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Sensors

The catfish will be equipped with probes for:

- Dissolved Oxygen - Temperature- Pressure - Depth

But not for:Metal ions (Pb, Cu, Zn)

https://www.instagram.com/p/_Na0VkKqh-/

The IWRRI Catfish: U of I’s submarine drone

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwin6-vM2YjZAhUN92MKHYPnBpgQjRx6BAgAEAY&url=http://ontheworldmap.com/usa/state/idaho/&psig=AOvVaw0Lt2rxkB288lFtVgwowHzN&ust=1517711359125277

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