After CUAUV adjusted the focus and aperture of the vehicle's camera, Triton was able to obtain many new and improved images of various competition elements.  Pictured on the left is an old Triton image of the spade box.  The picture on the right is an improved photo of the same box.  To see more photos, visit the Underwater Pictures Image Gallery.

New images of Triton and its components have been released.  Visit the 2008 Vehicle Image Gallery for more pictures.

CUAUV is very excited about the success of last week's pool tests.  Early in the week, missions were run to use the altimeters to "bounce" off of the walls, and to hover over pipes and then follow the headings.  The team also tested a second pipe finding vision algorithm which yielded promising results.  Gathered categorized test images will also be beneficial for developing more vision algorithms in the coming weeks.

On Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7, CUAUV participated in the "All-Alumni Affair" held in Barton Hall.  The event is part of Cornell's annual Reunion Weekend, which brings over 6,500 alumni back to campus every year.  Pictured above, Sam Fladung and Kirill Kalinichev discuss CUAUV and Triton with an alumnus.

On Sunday, May 11, CUAUV ran its first powered water test of the 2008 competition vehicle Triton. During its entire duration in the Teagle Hall pool, the vehicle was able to move under its own power. Preliminary control tests also yielded promising results. Minor problems with the motor controllers were identified during the run, and have since been fixed. The team is very excited to build on this success!

Team members Kirill Kalinichev and Peter Sullivan display Triton's new battery pod boards.  The boards function in monitoring and battery safety.  Unlike the boards for last year's vehicle, these boards will be positioned on the top of the rack.  This ensures that the boards will not be damaged if a leak occurs in the battery pod.

The 2008 CUAUV team photo has now been released.  To view other recent photographs of team events, see the image galleries.

The Cornell Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Team is proud to announce the release of it's new website. This website was developed by both the public relations and information technology sub-teams and brings a new look to CUAUV's home on the internet.

To mark the end of a successful and productive semester, CUAUV had a barbecue in Upson Lounge.  In addition to team members, advisors and support staff were also present.  Pictured above is team member Henry Mason.

The team's new AUV Xing shirts have arrived!  Pictured above is the back side of the shirt.  The front of the shirt has the CUAUV name and logo.  T-shirts can be purchased for $10.