Homebuilt ROVs Forum

That might work if you run a wire down to the ROV to act as an antennae but you likely won't pass a signal through water very far particularly saltwater. I have a small radio controlled submarine and it lost signal in a saltwater fish tank at about 12". I think you could find a much cheaper wir...

Looks great, do you think you could share the file once you get it working like you want? I would like so modify it to fit my cordless screwdriver or is that what you are going for? I like the fact it has overlap which will help pickup thin objects like rope or wire.

That sounds like the cheapest option at this point. Also I could mold and cast it then to make several spares.

Macrospheres are larger glass spheres that help reduce the weight and come in various sizes.

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

I used a laptop before and found it added too much complexity to the system reducing reliability and increasing setup time. Now everything is in two boxes and I only have one thing to plug into power and have lower power requirements. Look into augmented reality for HUD options. You could have the c...

We tried this option but had issues with it. Perhaps it was the version of the board. I am now using a PS2 controller which plays nice with Arduino. If you get it to work let me know.

I thought this stuff called Last-A-Foam would work but it is only sold in full sheets 4x18x100" and that is over $1300. R-3325 is good for 1200' water depth. I need 1000' working depth. Any other options anyone knows about for small quantities? Another option I am looking into is making my own....

Nice setup! I look forward to seeing how you do the arm and the flip up joysticks. I hope to setup mine with one also if I ever ditch the PS2 controller.

Here is a video from the summer to keep things going. This was before brushless upgrade.

It might be a combination of problems. The most common is too much light and not enough screen brightness. Try making a hood to shield the screen from the sun. Even on an overcast day there is too much light. The only way around it is to purchase a daylight viewable screen which costs much more.