MARLIN

Marine Autonomous Recharging and Long-term Integration Network

A small autonomous surface vehicle that finds a floating solar mothership, drives up a ramp between its hulls, latches, and charges through contacts.

Concept, top view. Proportions from the current design direction.

For: Senior design, four-person team
Role: Team lead
Status: In progress, due Summer 2027

My role

The mothership can move and hold position to meet the ASV near the end of its mission. Hulls are 3D printed on an 1800 mm printer. This page will become a dated build log through Summer 2027.

Tools and methods

~1.25 m catamaran ASV
3 kt design speed
425 W solar
Pixhawk + Raspberry Pi
Hulls printed on an 1800 mm printer

Full write-up with process photos, problems, and results is in progress.