Design of the Bengawan Unmanned Vehicle (UV) Roboboat: Mandakini Neo

Mandakini Neo is an autonomous vehicle that was designed and built by the students of the Universitas Sebelas Maret, which was included in the Bengawan Unmanned Vehicle (UV) Roboboat Team to compete in the annual international Roboboat competition of 2021. This competition requires participants to complete several missions; one of the main missions is to move through two gates made from four poles using full automatic navigation, in order to continue on with the other missions. To complete the course, we used Pixhawk and GPS to allow the ship to run automatically, while minimizing the ship’s movement tolerance. The use of Mission Planner software for monitoring, and also for color and shape image processing to help with the reading of objects, along with a sensor fitted on the ship, allowed the mission to be completed. Mandakini Neo was made with the capacity, speed, and comfort of the ship in mind, as well as the ship’s hydrodynamic performance, stability, volume, structural integrity, and construction cost. Following its development we conducted tests of stability, maneuverability, and seakeeping in order to achieve the smallest possible resistance rate; for this purpose, we used the Savitsky method. The manufacture of the ship also required the choosing of the material, the use of the sensor, and also selection of an appropriate system. Finally, the design that we developed was a ship with a catamaran hull type, for which the dimensions had already been calculated, and the proper materials decided, and simple electrical components were able to be obtained for the sensor and the system

Comparative Evaluation of Design Variations in Prototype Fast Boats: A Hydrodynamic Characteristic-Based Approach

As one of the world's largest archipelagic nations, Indonesia is tasked with the crucial responsibility of supervising and protecting its territorial waters from threats such as illegal fishing and damage to coral reefs. The effective and efficient execution of this task relies heavily on the use of fast patrol boats. Consequently, the need to investigate the hydrodynamic characteristics of these boats’ hulls is paramount. This study is primarily focused on the analysis and design of fast patrol boat hull prototypes. Our objective is to ascertain a practical design methodology that yields the optimal shape and size of the boat's hull. The adopted research methodology involved the design and analysis of eleven hull prototypes, evaluated based on resistance, stability, and seakeeping criteria. Five models were adapted from the reference ship, with a deadweight tonnage (DWT) variation of 2-3.5 tons. Three models employed the regression method with a block coefficient (CB) variation of 0.45-0.46, while the remaining three models utilized the scaling method, derived from the reference ship with the lowest resistance. The models in both the regression and scaling methods applied the primary size derived from the linear regression results of the five reference vessels. From the analysis, it was found that models developed using the regression method demonstrated superior hydrodynamic characteristics, denoted by consistently higher total values. This research provides valuable insights for the development of efficient fast patrol boats, which is crucial for the effective management of Indonesia's expansive maritime territory