Homebuilt ROVs Forum

Hi,

I didn't really find any good solution for using servos in the water.
What I did was to move the tilt servo for my camera inside the camera tube.
And use brushless motors for my gripper. Same motors as for the thrusters I will use.

I might be off here, but I think the most dept you can simulate using a vacuum is 1bar or 10m depth. When you make a vacuum, you pump the air out of a sealed container. Once all the air is out you have 100% vacuum.. witch is only possible in theory I believe. Once there is no more air to pump out, t...

Hi, Please keep in mind that the thrusters might be a little fragile. At least that's what some have said. There will be an updated version some time in the distant future that addresses some of the issues that some have pointed out. Also, I have some Igus composite bushings coming in the mail short...

Pretty much yes. The fit with the o-rings is quite tight so it needs quite a bit of force to get the caps on and off. Also there is one o-ring between the end surface of the tube and endcaps. Pressure on this o-ring will increase as the outside pressure increases with depth. Only thing that would ca...

Finished wiring up everything yesterday.
Cameras still work!
Need to add some strain relief and cable management inside the camera house then I guess its pretty much done.
The cameras put out a bit of heat. So I am exited to see how that works out

Each cam needs 6 wires. two for power, four for signal. I haven't checked the amp draw of the cams yet, but maybe I can supply them both from just one pair. The lasers needs two leads and the servo needs 3 leads. So in worst case I need 17. I would like to have a temp sensor and/or a leakage sensor ...

I have now finished the cables and and hose that will connect my WTC to the camera housing. As mentioned I have used AN6 fittings and managed to get 9 pairs of UTP cabling through it making a total of 18 leads. Should be enough. It was an extremely difficult process, started out with 12 pairs bud ha...

I love the way it just flies through the water. Looks really nice also.

Small update Cam tube is now almost finished. Cabling and one more piece to print before its finished. Inside are 3d printed parts. One servo for rotating/looking vertically. About 160-170 degrees of movement. Two lasers spaced 12cm apart for rough size measuring and just looking cool. One cheap 720...

Great.

Do you have an estimated release date and price for it yet?