Underwater exploration is a major research area around the world and people have understood its importance as much as space exploration. Many universities and oceanographic institutes around the world are carrying out research and development projects on underwater exploration vessels (UEV), but not a single Sri Lankan university / institute in the list. To full fill this void and to introduce a completely new research area to the university, a group of final year students started this project as their final year research project a year ago. This is an extension of the last year UEV (Under Water Exploration) project aimed at overcoming the drawbacks of the previous vessel.
Our prime objective of this project was to design, develop and test a watertight and hydro dynamically feasible hull which would enhance good directional controllability and would allow components to be easily accessible and maintainable. We have achieved this objective while preserving the stability of the vessel.