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My ROV
Posted: May 21st, 2011, 3:16 pm
by lostcaggy
Dunk test
- dunk test
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Camera
- 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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Re: My ROV
Posted: May 21st, 2011, 3:26 pm
by soulreaper
Awesome job!!! So how did the maiden voyage go? Cant wait for you to post some video of your test dives.
Re: My ROV
Posted: May 22nd, 2011, 8:39 pm
by thegadgetguy
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.
Re: My ROV
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 10:39 am
by lostcaggy
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.
Re: My ROV
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 3:40 pm
by sthone
It's looking great... I'll have to try out the brushless motors one of these days.
-Steve
Re: My ROV
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 6:22 pm
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
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1328054
Watching with interest
Rob
Re: My ROV
Posted: May 24th, 2011, 7:51 am
by lostcaggy
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
Re: My ROV
Posted: May 24th, 2011, 3:24 pm
by robe_uk
Hi Martin
Its great to see the design being used
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
Re: My ROV
Posted: May 26th, 2011, 2:27 pm
by lostcaggy
On board batteries. Controller is an Arduino, using USB over cat 5 for cabling, can use up to 150 feet away.
Re: My ROV
Posted: May 26th, 2011, 2:34 pm
by thegadgetguy
So do you control the Arduino via a computer, using the keyboard or a joystick, or do you have a different method?