Team IUB BongoMarine from Independent University, Bangladesh has finished in the top 15 of the prestigious Singapore Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition.
IUB BongoMarine is the only team from Bangladesh to finish in the coveted top 15 out of 46 teams at the event, held from April 5-8, at the Singapore Polytechnic in Singapore, said a press release.
The team is composed of research assistants from IUB鈥檚 Centre for Industrial Automation, Robotics, and Internet of Things Lab, and FabLab, as well as students from the department of computer science and engineering. Members include Md Hasibur Rahman, team director and initiator, Noor-E-Sadman, coordinator of sensor and image processing sub-subdivision, Md Fayed Al Monir, coordinator of mechanics and design, Tahfizul Hasan Zihan, strategic lead, Rahat Hasan Shihab, technical lead, Hana Sultan Zafi, sub-division lead, Mukut Protimm Memo, crew fabrication, Jahid Hasan Rovin, crew, Abun Fattah Lam, crew, and Faizul Hossain, crew.
The IUB team鈥檚 Automated Underwater Vehicle, a pioneering effort from Bangladesh, boasts a lightweight, 10kg, and agile design, capable of diving up to depths of 50 metres.
Equipped with state-of-the-art sonar ping technology, the AUV facilitates detailed exploration and object detection up to 300 metres away, without physical intrusion.
The IUB Team BongoMarine was expertly guided by faculty members: Saadia Binte Alam, associate professor and head of the department of CSE, Mohammad Faisal Uddin, associate professor of CSE and director of the RIoT Centre; Mahady Hasan, associate professor of CSE and director of FabLab.