SAUVIM: Semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Intervention Missions (USA)

Developed in the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, USA in 2001. The primary research objective is to develop a Semi-Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Intervention Missions (SAUVIM). Unlike the fly-by autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), SAUVIM will have a manipulator work package. It will require an advanced control system and a precise sensory system to maintain high accuracy in station keeping and navigation.

My main role in the project was to work in the development of a GUI for telecontrol and monitorization of the underwater vehicle.