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- Oct 16th, 2015, 4:04 am
- Forum: Control Systems and Tethers
- Topic: ROV Control Unit Design
- Replies: 4
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Re: ROV Control Unit Design
I know it's hardly cheap but that price is the best we can do with the machined components and for what is essentially a built-to-order product. The feedback we've got from commercial operators is that the price is fine, but it's a different game all together for people doing this sort of thing for ...
- Oct 15th, 2015, 4:22 am
- Forum: Control Systems and Tethers
- Topic: ROV Control Unit Design
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4398
Re: ROV Control Unit Design
Thanks for the comment, I totally appreciate what you are saying about 'controlling a million pound system with a mouse' but think it's a question of perception and something we will have to overcome. The Wing is machined from aluminium and fully ball-raced, it uses Hall-Effect sensors for the joyst...
- Oct 14th, 2015, 9:36 am
- Forum: Control Systems and Tethers
- Topic: ROV Control Unit Design
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4398
ROV Control Unit Design
For the last few years we have been developing the Wing 3D control unit and have been using it to control UAVs. We would also like to try experimenting with ROVs. I have done quite a lot of engineering work in the subsea oil and gas industry but my experience with ROVs is limited so it would be grea...
- Oct 12th, 2015, 4:29 pm
- Forum: Computer Aided Design
- Topic: Starting 3D CAD? Give Autodesk 123D Design a try!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11146
Re: Starting 3D CAD? Give Autodesk 123D Design a try!
Autodesk Fusion 360 http://www.autodesk.co.uk/products/fusion-360/overview and PTC Creo Elements Direct http://www.ptc.com/product/creo/element ... ng/express are also worth a look.
Sam
Sam