Homebuilt ROVs Forum

just got done with my new ROV, it is still arduinos i use to controle it, now i have one topside ane one in the rov talking together thru RS485 and have got a genuine umbillical(tether). there is still some small thinge to do, when the weather gets better i will post a video of it. in water hope thi...

Just got most of my new controle system done, right now i have na analog thumbstick to my arduino and 2 motorshields, and its working great, i plan to have one arduino and joystick in my pelicase and then the motorshields and one arduino in the rov. I still need to have my vertical Truster controlle...

Looks great
I am also thinking about an arduino topside and one in the ROV. Maybe I can use your help to get them to talk togeter

what about your camera et the resolution ok.

Thanks a_shorething I think you are right,
but for now i am still not shure how to do the controle setup.

when i get further with my controle system and i know more about in witch direction I am going.
i will post in the specific boards,

as I said I have newer worked with arduino,
i am thinking of a pc topside with a joystick or joypad and an arduino with motor shields in the ROV, but i am still not shure how to do it, or if it's possible. this microcontroller thing is all new to me, i am a mecanical person

I milled the box out af a solid block of pom. and the seals are to big orings

I was thinking of making it round also, but then i did not have enough space to mount the trusters,
but i am happy that i went this way, and it gave me more room inside

Hi just want to show my little project, i have been working on it for some mounth now, and i am close to the end, done testing now and got it to be wery close to neutraly bouany. lights and camera will go in it soon, I am very happy with the result, it moves very well. my next step is to make the co...

yes it had much more power, but the frame of the rov is the problem now it's too havy

I think it will be made in stainless tube,
but not shure yet, right now i an looking at pic's to get som idear's