I designed a low-cost, modular mooring buoy to make oceanographic research more accessible and sustainable.

Traditional research buoys are often expensive and custom-built, so I created a £500 buoy with reconfigurable sensor mounts using Autodesk Fusion.

The design was validated experimentally in a towing tank simulating real-world waves, and its motion was recorded using a homemade Arduino Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) setup, ensuring it was both strong and versatile for different research projects.

Thank you to my supervisor, Prof. Helen Czerski, Dr. Davide Grande, Angelo, and Tony for their support and advice throughout the design, manufacturing, and testing of the project.