SDP19 : Team 8 - Lobster Assistant

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Team (standing left to right): Josh Shea, Nevan Shattuck, Shane Rizotti & Noah Sheridan
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Problem Statement

Lobster fishermen currently have no means of checking the contents of their traps without pulling them to the surface. This inevitably leads to wasted time when fishermen pull up a trap that is empty yet still contains bait. Our Lobster Assistant device will eliminate this inefficiency by providing fishermen information about the contents of their traps without having to pull them out of the water. A camera inside the trap will take a photo of the contents of the trap, relay this photo to a buoy at the surface, where it can be transmitted to the fishermen via a user interface.

System Specifications

    * Be able to deliver grayscale images of the cage's contents using a camera

    * Send data wirelessly from cage to buoy using the sea water as a channel

    * Able to relay data to the buoy from depths ranging between 10-80ft

    * Battery life of up to 5 days

    * App interface for users to see pictures taken by trap

System Block Diagram

Demo Day 2019

Final Report

FPR Slidedeck

MDR Slidedeck

Draft MDR Report