Student project

Within the framework of the programme entitled 'Students' Scientific Circles Create Innovations', the KNEA student scientific circle is implementing a project entitled 'Design and construction of a prototype of a remotely controlled unmanned USV STORM unit'.

The subject of the funding is the innovative design and construction of a prototype of a remotely controlled unmanned USV STORM unit, whose task will be to facilitate the work of the Maritime Search and Rescue Service.
The aim of the project is to build a functional prototype of a remotely controlled unmanned surface vehicle (USV) designed to support search and rescue operations carried out at sea and in inland waterways.

Unmanned rescue vehicle

This type of vehicle would be highly functional, as the search for missing persons with suspected drowning is one of the most complex tasks carried out by rescuers. Due to the characteristics of the environment and the atmospheric conditions in which it is carried out, this activity is often very dangerous and endangers the lives of the rescuers performing it. On the territory of Poland, in the vicinity of water reservoirs, there are many areas that are difficult to access for a lifeguard. These include swamps, densely overgrown lakes and rivers.

The unmanned rescue unit developed as part of the project will be equipped with sonar, enabling the detection of a body underwater, and a set of cameras:
- high-resolution colour
- infrared (night),
- thermal imaging,
designed for surface search work. In order to facilitate manoeuvring in inaccessible areas, where propeller-driven craft are not suitable, it is planned to construct the craft as a hovercraft.
The resulting hovercraft hull will be fitted out at a later stage by members of the Scientific Circle and tested.