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"They drew first blood, not me"

~John Rambo, 1982

 

RAM-Boat 8 Preparing to Dive

 

Homing in on Docking Station Buoy

   Steely Eyed Killer of the Deep
RAM-Boat 8 is the University of Rhode Island’s 8th entry into the AUVSI International AUV competition.  URI was very successful in its early years with a lightweight small torpedo design with a single propeller.  But as the competition tasks grew more complicated, it became clear that our “flyer” design which had to swim to stay underwater could no longer compete. RAM-Boat 8 represents the 2nd year of a completely new AUV design for URI’s AUV team. This effort was dictated by the increasing complexity of the AUVSI competition, which more and more tended to favor ROV-like AUVs capable of hovering, vertical descent, and now even object recovery.  Although these tasks are routine for a ROV, they represent a considerable challenge for an AUV.   RAM-Boat 8 was designed with the AUVSI competition tasks in mind, and incorporated into the URI Ocean Engineering coursework in Robotic Ocean Instrumentation.

 
 
             
       

Check Out these videos of Pool Tests!

Rhody Ram says, "They're Ram-Tastic!"

RamBoat 8 Pool Test

RamBoat 8 Docking Station .... coming soon!