The idea of the Stump Destroyer is to efficiently and discretely clear stumps out of the bottom of the LSU lakes. The design of the project is based on a triangle. The triangle has two treads on the sides. In between the two treads is the body. Attached to the body are two arms with four spinning saw blades between them

This project exists to aid in the cleaning up of the LSU lakes. The LSU lakes are incredibly unhealthy and need to be cleaned. In order to get the lakes to a healthier state, the lakes need to be dredged. The lakes, however, cannot be dredged currently because there are so many large cypress stumps on the floor of the lakes that are in the way. The Stump Destroyer would clear the stumps out and allow the lakes to be dredged easier. 

This project is for GEC Engineering Consultants. They have an extensive master plan for cleaning up the LSU lakes, and our project could play a role in that. The bot could be brought out to the lakes for a few hours at a time. Someone would pilot the robot remotely, using cameras and sensors to find stumps. Once a stump is located, the pilot will lower the robots two blade arms. The blades, rotating at high speeds, will grind up the stumps.  One concern is that the bot may not be big enough for the massive stumps. Our bot's technology, however, could be adapted to the Marsh Master. The Marsh Master is incredible at navigating the terrain of the LSU lakes. It can easily navigate the flocculent layer. An attachment could be made for the Marsh Master that grinds the stumps up, like our robot.        

LanternBot is a robot that was designed to collect data on the water quality and share it with the people living around the area. 

LanternBot's design is very similar to that of the water lanterns seen in East Asian countries. Instead of a square base, our robot has a hexagonal base and a hexagonal prism above it, which house the electronic components. There are two parts to the robot: the frame of the robot and the electronics compartment module. The main frame consists of the base and the hexagonal prism, while the electronics compartment module consists of a smaller hexagonal prism with electronics mounted on it, which is placed inside of the larger hexagonal prism of the main frame. The sensors will be sticking out through the hole at the bottom plate of the robot. 

We created LanternBot in order to collect and provide data on the water quality of the LSU lakes, which are known for the bad water quality, to the company called the GEC, who specializes in coastal planning, engineering, and restoration. The data collected through this robot could help them with their LSU lake restoration project. Although our main focus is on the data collection, our robot can also raise awareness of the water quality to the people around the area. This robot is equipped with an LED strip that could emit different colors of light (red, orange, and green), based on the data collected. This would allow us to visualize the water quality of the lakes. We are hoping to raise the awareness of the water quality to the people in the area. 

The LanternBot consists of two simple components: electronics and the body. We are using acrylic panels for the body, which were cut using a laser cutter. The electronics are also very simple as well. We are using a sensor, an LED strip, a battery, and an Arduino. The data collected through the sensor is transferred to Arduino, which then uses that data to determine which color of light to emit on an LED strip. If the water quality is good, it would emit the green light, and if it's bad, it would emit the red light. The innovative part of our project is the use of CAD software and 3D printed parts. In order to assemble our robot, we designed and 3D printed two different joints, which were used to join the panels together. Since our robot is mostly automated, there is a need for a user to interact with the robot. However, users will have many sensor options to choose from. After they chose which sensor they want to use, all they need to do is to place the LanternBot on the water, and see which color the robot will emit.

• The soul of the project is the fish finder; it is the main component for achieving the goals of the project.
• The body of the project is the boat hull. This is the platform which supports the fish finder, the soul of the project.
•   A. The project helps combat the ongoing deterioration of the LSU lakes.

         B. The project helps Baton Rouge and LSU.

         C. The project could revolutionize data gathering technologies.

         D. The main technical question is the implementation of the fish finder.

4. The project gathers data for the engineering companies that will be paid to refurbish the lake.

5.    A. The project uses a servo motor for steering, a motor with an aerial propeller for propulsion, and two battery packs.

         B. The most innovative aspect of the project is the use of a fish finder and GPS to measure depth and location simultaneously.

         C. The boat and its components will be autonomous, minimizing necessary user interaction.