My ROV

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lostcaggy
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My ROV

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Dunk test
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Camera
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Frame
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Harbour test
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Hull
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Motor
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Motor Assembled
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ROV
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Water maiden voyage
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soulreaper
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Re: My ROV

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Awesome job!!! So how did the maiden voyage go? Cant wait for you to post some video of your test dives.
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thegadgetguy
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Re: My ROV

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How do you interface the motors with the arduino? Do you use motor controllers with PWM, or relays, or something else? It looks very nice, by the way.
lostcaggy
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Re: My ROV

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I use motor controller with pwm to control the motors, I'm currently working on integrating a digital compass and on screen display, have both working individually but now need to integrate them together.
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sthone
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It's looking great... I'll have to try out the brushless motors one of these days.

-Steve 8-)
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robe_uk
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Post by robe_uk »

Great looking build,

How have you found your thruster to preform? My thruster are the same design although my build has stalled completely at present :oops: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1328054

Watching with interest

Rob
lostcaggy
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Re: My ROV

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Hi Rob

I copied your motor design from the RC forum ;)
They certainly move some water, I need to do more testing as I have only done a quick run so far. Trying to get the time is the main thing.

Martin
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robe_uk
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Re: My ROV

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Hi Martin

Its great to see the design being used :D Are you using onboard batteries or supplying power from the surface?
Is your controller a self built unit? Any more details you can share with us? I currently plan on a self built controller although if i had the spare cash i would be tempted with the rov-asia unit.

I know what you mean about getting to time although even talking about rov's is tempting me to look back at my build :geek:

Rob
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Re: My ROV

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On board batteries. Controller is an Arduino, using USB over cat 5 for cabling, can use up to 150 feet away.
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thegadgetguy
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So do you control the Arduino via a computer, using the keyboard or a joystick, or do you have a different method?
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