U-WaVe: Unmanned Water Vehicle for Costal Surveillance and Search and Rescue : Undergraduate Research Experience

This paper presents the use of unmanned water vehicle for educational purpose. An unmanned water vehicle (UWV) prototype has been designed, manufactured and programmed with the intention of being cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Following the development of a successful prototype the next. The UWV will be created with applications in homeland security, defense, natural disaster assessment, among others.