Books or Plans
Posted: Feb 17th, 2013, 11:38 am
I'm in the concept phase of building an underwater crawler that will operate at a depth of 10-15 meters.
One of the main objectives of the crawler is to pick up and move rocks. I'm estimating the maximum size of a single rock to be the size of a basketball weighing 30 lbs (dry) and without trying to figure out Archemedes' Principle, let's say 6 lbs (wet).
What I'm looking for is a book, plans, etc that would allow me to build a manipulator that could raise a rock to a height of 2 feet. As I am in the concept phase, I'm willing to consider any option but prefer to build instead of buy.
One of the main objectives of the crawler is to pick up and move rocks. I'm estimating the maximum size of a single rock to be the size of a basketball weighing 30 lbs (dry) and without trying to figure out Archemedes' Principle, let's say 6 lbs (wet).
What I'm looking for is a book, plans, etc that would allow me to build a manipulator that could raise a rock to a height of 2 feet. As I am in the concept phase, I'm willing to consider any option but prefer to build instead of buy.