Anna will be responsible for the onboard telemetry system and Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU).
The biggest issue with the 2019 telemetry design was that there was no correct data being transmitted from the boat. This made it difficult to target problematic areas during testing. The goal this year is to simplify the design by integrating a Toughbook Laptop on board. It will display the boat’s speed, pitch angle, motor and battery currents, and battery voltage using the Arduino Mega 2560 and LabVIEW. The IMU will directly connect to the laptop which will make it easier to obtain data from the sensor during testing.