Himatekla OURC Team ITS with their robot, Sharkaneyva in the ASEAN MATE ROV 2019

ITS Campus, ITS News– One more achievement from the students of the Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) in the field of Southeast Asian robotics. Bringing an underwater robot named Sharkaneyva, Ocean Underwater Robotics Club (OURC) Team from the Ocean Engineering Student Association (Himatekla) ITS won a Special Award award in the 2019 Marine Advanced Technology Education Remotely Operation Vehicle (MATE ROV) Regional Southeast Asia (ASEAN) some time ago.

Himatekla ITS OURC Team Coordinator, Hirsto Eirsan Marstahan explained that in the 2019 ASEAN MATE ROV, his team was present in the explorer class and competed with five other teams. The robot named Sharkaneyva emphasizes underwater inspection work and identifies the state of the aquatic environment. “In addition, we (Himatekla ITS OURC Team, red) also focused on the concept of searching and retrieving debris that is submerged in water,” said the student who was familiarly called Hirsto.

In this competition, continued Hirsto, there were three main missions contested, including dam inspections and reparations, research on waterways, and identifying prehistoric cannons miniature. Therefore, Sharkaneyva is also equipped with several special specifications, such as the existence of an additional robot called the Micro ROV with a diameter of five inches. With this technology, Sharkaneyva has the advantage of being able to inspect places with limited space such as underwater pipelines. “The components used are simpler so they are more economical than other team robots,” continued the man from Madiun.

In addition, to support its performance in carrying out its mission, Sharkaneyva uses an Arduino electronic kit as a microcontroller. This selection is based on ease of operation compared to other types of a microcontroller. As for the camera, Sharkaneyva is equipped with High Frames per second (FPS) cameras for visual display and as a media to monitor underwater conditions. Not to forget, the addition of a temperature sensor is also an important component in this robot. “All of these components must be in accordance with the rules of race safety,” added this 2016 student.

The first time he took part in this competition, the Himatekla ITS OURC Team managed to start well. Although he had experienced a water leak in some parts, the Himatekla OURC Team was not discouraged. They also managed to add points in the presentation and marketing display so they managed to bring home the Special Award in the Explorer class. “We will prepare for the next year’s race more mature, and also intend to collaborate with UKM (Student Activity Unit, red) ITS Robotics in order to develop more sophisticated robots,” he concluded. (mad/mik/herdiana)