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“Day by day, the planet we inhabit becomes increasingly polluted with unnecessary toxins and waste, all contributed by the human population itself. Over sixty four percent of assessed lake acres along with estuarine square miles do not live up to the standard of cleanliness to support uses such as fishing and swimming. Cost effective quality detection and collection of data is the first step that needs to be taken to prevail over such statistics that still exist in today’s modern world. In order to overcome this complication, we created Nautilus, a miniature remotely controlled submarine that can be utilized for data collection and analyzation. The submarine will enable users to view underneath a body water through videos captured by a camera mounted in the submarine. The camera is also connected to a monitor and receiver which allows users to watch live footage of the underwater exploration. In addition, to make the device multifunctional, a myriad of sensors is attached to the submarine for data collection. These sensors detect, pH levels, turbidity, oxygen, as well as temperature. After the completion of the project, we will test out the device behind our school in the Hackensack river, to study the pollution in the stream and collect sedimentary samples. Nautilus will ultimately contribute to scientific research as well as retrieval for investigation purposes.”

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