Design of a Unmanned Surface Robot for Lakes Monitoring

Abstract

Water pollution is an issue of high importance due to its direct impact on the lives of humans, animals and ecosystems. Water quality monitoring systems are implemented throughout the world to help prevent this problem, consisting mainly of stations with a system of sensors for the measurement of water quality parameters in real time. However, to cover the entire area of a large body of water, it is necessary to implement multiple stations, which is expensive and inefficient. This paper proposes the development of an aquatic surface robot capable of performing long duration missions autonomously and incorporating a sensor system to measure water quality parameters, thus facilitating the collection of data and making it easier to reach locations in a more practical way.