Homebuilt ROVs Forum

This is ROV 3.0 (unimaginatively named),the RANGER class ROV from the Northern Gulf Coast regional competition. It went unchallenged at the regional event and so gets to advance to the international competition being held in St. Johns Newfoundland in three weeks. That competition will be livestreame...

10mm airline? Sounds kinda small and flimsy...

TigerShark wrote:I put a LH on one side and RH on the other to reduce torque turning effects. Counter rotating props solve this.

I agree and it doesn't matter which side you put which on.
As long as they are used together.

Nice ROV, but what are you taking to the MATE competition this year?

Yes you should definately start a new thread in the projects section.
I will be watching it with interest.
It sounds like a great project.

Wow

no, wireless doesn't work underwater.
You'll need a wired camera and run the signal up a tether wire.

Just the thought of taking a laptop on a kayak scares me.

What size wires are you running to your thrusters?
Do you have your control relays topside or onboard?
Have you tested to see how much weight it takes to overcome your bouyancy?
Because that is how much thrust it will take to submerge.