Homebuilt ROVs Forum

Very nice. Congratulations on the win.

Here's a mock up of my manipulator. Three geared motors will go in the grey box. Rods to connect the motors to the Armatron.

This is my controller mock-up. I'm thinking an aluminum plate in place of the cardboard, pair of hinges on the joysticks and some Velcro to hold them in their storage position.

Check out the Control Systems and Tethers, and the Code Room section. Ask lots of questions. There's a lot of smart people here willing to help.
I'm working on a Retrofit Seafox, basic control, so I can't really help.

Very nice.

Speaking of seals, what do you guys think of these for a manipulator. Low speed, 20 to 30 rpm.


http://www.mcmaster.com/#ring-seals/=vdbzi1

This is my present to myself. It should help in getting the manipulator finished.

Joystick mod complete.

This is the rest of my stuff. The monitor's a 9" 12V. Bought it on Ebay. The camera's a cheap security one. I'm using the dome that came with it. The housing's PVC with a threaded cap on the end. The joy sticks are from arcade video games. I drilled out the shaft to run wires to a smaller thumb...

This is an Armatron arm I'm going to use. I'll put the geared motors in a small box, maybe oil filled, and make an adapter to mesh with the gears on the arm.