We made it out to the pier on the second day of Spring Break so that Alex and Jessie could run some longer missions with the Iver. The conditions were great, minimal wind and fairly warm, the only minor issue was the low tide.
In order to go down on the lower docks to launch the Iver, some safety precautions had to be taken. Although Alex was a little concerned his fashion statement, he and Jessie made it down to launch the Iver and successfully complete a few missions.
After ocean operations with the Iver were completed, another challenge was faced by the team: getting it out! Someone with long arms was needed to reach down and retrieve the Iver from the low tide. Kevin was called down and with a bit of additional help from Dr. Clark, as well as somefinesse driving from Alex, the Iver made it safely out of the water.
On the image processing side of things, Frank, Kevin and myself mostly spent the day inside working on a variety of projects with OpenCV, but we were making some great progress.
Later in the day, however, I focused my efforts on repairing a broken light module on the crawler robot. Thanks to some silicone, solder, and electrical tape (applied later) a temporary solution was found. Luckily, a new light module that will enable stronger electrical connections is on the way.
Check out a gallery of photos from the entire day here:
