SUNY Maritime College Annual Report 2018-2019

Professor Yuster’s involvement in the project is to assist with mathematical and computer science optimization. This aspect is key in developing the mathematical rules and computer coding that define the vessel’s response to being directed to turn left and right in various angles on water, or supplying information on battery life. “This project allows students to put their

mathematics skills to use in the cutting- edge area of autonomous navigation. The optimization problems they will solve have applications in many other fields including shipping, economics, and public health,” stated Yuster. The multi-disciplinary project involves engineering students who assist in

designing and developing autonomous poly lactic acid models using a 3-D printer and use math to determine the optimal sampling scheme, as well as marine and environmental science students who analyze the data. “We hope to produce a prototype locally that will eventually be applied universally,” stated Kidd.

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