I am Thein Lin Aung from Myanmar.
I am now a final year student at Myanmar Maritime University attending Naval Architecture.
I and my friends made an ROV named BlackBox 7 months ago for the first-time competition in the university.
The project is initiated with the invitation of Dr. Thu Han Tun, one of the professors at Myanmar Maritime University, for the competition. We formed a team of 7 students from two majors. We had about 5 months from the project proposal to competition.
We were the first generation of the competition and it was the first big project that our friends from two majors collaborated. It was an exciting and amazing experience apart from the various problems.
Our design intent is to make our ROV good in maneuverability and user friendly. We iterated the design by brainstorming, discussing and arguing our ideas. More information about design decisions, components, systems and photos are included in the PDF.
Please note that we don't have much resources available in our country. Most of the parts were ordered from online stores. If you live in a more resourceful place, you could do it better. And we are sure that we could do it better next time.
Although I tried to cover much information in the book, it does not contain much details. The book is intended as a reference for future ROV builders. Please enjoy the reading and feel free to contact me and ask any questions. I'd be glad to help you.
Some facts
Dimensions: 1ft × 9in × 7in
Max operation depth: 10 meter
No. of thrusters: 6 (4 Horizontal, 2 Vertical)
Construction materials:
o Acrylics (PMMA = Poly Methyl Methacrylate) (Plexi Glass)
o Stainless steel (Alloy 304)
o Propeller: Nylon
o Propeller Hub: Aluminum
Degree of motion: 5 (Forward/Backward, Left/Right, Up/Down, Pitch, Yaw)
Sensors: Temperature, pressure, tilt (heel, pitch), compass, water leakage
HD Camera with 80 degree panning
Two high power LEDs for low light operation
Operating voltage: 12V DC
Operating current: 10A - 30A
Power consumption: 120W - 360W
Power supply: Mains AC converted to 12V DC via adapter
Controller: Analog Joystick
Interface: Computer installed BlackBox software
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