Since its inception in October 2014, Team TIBURON has been bagging laurels through its unwavering hard work and determination. After bagging the 1st Runners Up in SAUVC-18, Team TIBURON emerged as the WINNER in SAVe-2019. As a
prerequisite, the team went through three rounds of qualification namely a Preliminary Design submission, a Conceptual Design Report submission, and an oral presentation round. A team of 16 students led by Shailesh Chandra Prusty
visited IIT Madras for the final competition held between 23-24 January.
The event consisted of two rounds. The team breezed through the first round, where the top 5 teams were shortlisted for the Finals. In the second round, the AUV completed all but one task and was adjudged joint winners with IIT
Bombay. SAVe-2019 was a relatively new experience for this team as all the members who took part in SAVe-2017 had graduated.
ROBOSUB 2019
SemiFinalists
It is not every day that you get an opportunity to represent an institute of national importance on a cosmopolitan stage. Team TIBURON made it possible in 2019, as it qualified for Robosub 2019, held in San Diego, California, United
States. The competition demands the participating AUVs to perform a set of challenging pre-defined tasks spanning over multiple rounds. Broadening up its area of expertise, Team TIBURON proved its mettle on the international stage by
reaching the semifinals in its very first appearance in Robosub.
SAUVC 2018
Runners Up
Team TIBURON participated in SAUVC-18, organized by IEEE OES Singapore and Singapore Polytechnic from 9th March to 12th March. The SAUVC-18 competition challenges student teams to build an AUV which can perform a set of pre-defined
tasks based on AUV navigation, visual identification, acoustic localization, and robotic manipulation. Team TIBURON's AUV, HAMMERHEAD completed the first two tasks and emerged as the 1st runners-up in the competition. Moreover, it
became the first Indian team to secure a position in the top three teams among all the 46 teams from the 13 countries.
This achievement was a matter of pride not only for the team but also for the whole NITR Junta. Months of sleepless nights and hard work had made it possible. It was the team's first international outing and was nothing short of a
dream run.
SAVe 2017
Second Runners Up
Team TIBURON got national acclaim for the first time at SAVe-2017(Student Underwater Vehicle) as it was adjudged as the second runners up. Despite the misfortune of Cyclone Vardah leading to landfall on the day of the competition, the
teams were able to stay motivated and worked hard during power cuts to work for a postponed competition date. A new venue was chosen, which had many differences from the mentioned arena specifications. Hence last moment changes were
needed in hardware and software to compensate for this. The team's AUV for the competition, TIBURON 2.0 boasted of having minimum weight and lowest manufacturing cost amongst all the participating AUVs.
Testimonials
Captains and Alumni speaks
SAVe 2019 was a very new experience for all the members of the team as only the graduated members of the team had been a part of the previous instance of the competition. The preparation for the competition had started from April
last year. We chose to go for the task consisting of shooting torpedo as the Cupid's visibility was better than the bins underwater. Winning has kept our morale high by motivating us to acheive greater heights but failure has taught
us an important lesson to overcome the limitations of our vehicle for further challenges.
Shailesh Chandra Prusty || SAVe 2019
Former Captain
Winning SAVe 2k19 was a major milestone in our team's progress. With this win, we proved that we have to the potential to win both national and international competitions consistently. Preparations for SAVE19 did not go as smoothly
as planned. Tackling all the challenges thrown at us, we finally reached Chennai, hoping to leave our mark in the competition. This win gave us the much-needed self-belief, that we can win big competitions even in the absence of
highly experienced senior members.
Ateet Roy || SAVe 2019
Alumnus
Togetherness was the reason behind the success story. The team was always ready to help other teams and individuals in every possible way. The team learnt from failures like SAUVC-2019 and self promised to not repeat such mistakes
in future. Also, the team was ready to face other such challenges.
The journey of RoboSub-2019 taught us many lessons in terms of team management and development of vehicles. The journey was excellent and the vehicle’s performance was awesome. I’m sure if we would get another opportunity to attend
we will perform far better than the last one.
Malkhan || RoboSub-2019
Former Captain
Team Tiburon will always be special for me, I learnt many things being a part of the team and it was fun being in the team with such awesome members. SAUVC 2018 was one of the biggest achievement of my college life. When we decided
to go we never thought about winning, we were always curious about the experience that we were going to get but after we went there and became runners up that greatly boosted our confidence and showed us the road to victory. Apart
from the event, the entire Singapore trip was awesome.
Vinit Agarwal || SAUVC 2018
Alumnus
Going back to March of 2018 brings back a whole ocean of emotions. Starting from anxiety of visa-related issues for some of the team members to the ecstasy of successfully representing the nation at an international forum.
I attribute the win at SAUVC 2018 to the wonderful team we had and months of sleepless nights and hard work we had put together. Despite many hurdles faced in the way, together we were always able to find a way to overcome them.
Prasanmit Nath || SAUVC 2018
Former Captain
I still remember the night before the competition as if it was yesterday. I can see the experienced hands of the mechanical subsystem assemble the robot with their eyes closed, almost asleep, but fixing issues quickly and with
perfection. The electronics subsystem members were at it, checking all components before the final assembly. And the coding subsystem reviewing all the code, making sure no bug remains unsquashed. I remember the moments soon after
our bot completed the task, the happy faces, the cheering, and the shouting. We knew right away we had won. Not the competition, we didn't care about that at that moment.
Rohit Suri || SAUVC 2018
Alumnus
Despite the misfortune of Cyclone Vardah making landfall on the day of the competition, the teams were able to stay motivated and worked hard in the midst of power cuts to work for a postponed competition date.
The competition was done at a new venue, which had many differences from the mentioned arena specifications, last moment changes were needed in hardware and software to compensate for this.
It was an enriching experience competing and taking advice with other teams.
