| Sanction Date: | 20.03.2025 | |||
| Project Category | SG | |||
| Year | 2024-2025 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | |||
| BTA : | WRM | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, Assam | |||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| 1. | IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation (TIDF) | |||
| 1. | IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Santosha Kumar Dwivedi |
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| Project Brief Description: | The national mission for sustaining the Himalayan ecosystem is one of the major national missions on climate change under the national action plan on climate change. Addressing it involves the continuous health monitoring of Dams in the Himalayan region. To this end the objective of the proposal targets “The design and development of unmanned surface vehicle (USV) for real-time bathymetry survey, monitoring of underwater structures (Dams/ Bridges), collecting critical water parameters, search and rescue operation and live video transfer wirelessly to the ground control station”. Unmanned surface vehicles (USV) are gaining popularity for bathymetry surveys, monitoring of dams, and search and object detection. The main aspect of this technology is to combine an autonomous navigation framework, environmental sensors, and a multibeam echosounder to collect submerged topography, temperature, and wind speed and monitor the USV status during prescribed path-planning missions. Globally there is a lot of research going on USV and its implementation in various water bodies [from lakes, rivers, reservoirs, subsea, sea, and oceans]. Global companies (NORBIT, Unique Group, Hydro International, Oceanalpha, etc.) and Institutes (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency, etc) are some of the major contributors and thrust forces to develop such technologies. Dam monitoring is an essential part of sustaining the ecology and predicting unforeseen events in the Himalayan region. USVs are vital to safety commitments and act as an eye continuously monitoring the critical parameters associated with dam safety. Hence the proposal addresses the very important and urgent development in this regard. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | NA |
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| Activity Chart | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 4,800,000/-(Rupees Forty-Eight Lakh Only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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• To design and develop a prototype of an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) for reservoir monitoring and bathymetry survey. • To conduct real-time bathymetry surveys in reservoirs and water bodies. • To monitor underwater structures such as dams and bridges for structural assessment. • To enable live video transfer wirelessly to a ground control station for remote monitoring. |
• Functional USV prototype with integrated sensors communication systems.
• High-resolution maps. • Underwater monitoring system real-time data transmission. • Wireless communication system integrated with the USV. • Journal articles, presentations, conference and patent applications. |
• Successful development and field testing of the USV. • No. of parameters monitored turbidity, (e.g., pH, turbidity dissolved oxygen). • Real-time data and video transmission success rate. • No. of publications, patents filed and manuals |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| 1. | 01 Project Assitant | @ Rs. 18,000/ + 10% HRA |
| 2. | 01 Field Assistant | @ Rs. 18,000/ + 10% HRA |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | 03 T500 Thruster with Penetrator@.70Lac, 03 M200 Thruster@0.20Lac, 01 Multi Beam Sonar@3.42Lac, 01 Side Scan Sonar@6.18Lac, 01 Sonar Altimeter@0.50Lac, 01 Ground Control Station, Controller and FPV Goggle@2.20Lac 01 3-D Printer@2.00Lac, 01 Communication Unit@1.50 Lac, 01 Desktop with Printer and accessories@1.50Lac, Toner Ink and Carteredge@0.075Lac. | 20,80,000 |
