plenty of buoyancy

Waterproof Housing, Frames, and Buoyancy Methods.
turtle
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Re: plenty of buoyancy

Post by turtle »

manip wrote:efter the changes to the trusters it moved much better, but now good enough so i am think i will make another body
for it, this one is way too havy, So this thing is dead
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try somthing new, with the same trusters

they look alot better now. have you got any ideas for the body.
adam
manip
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Re: plenty of buoyancy

Post by manip »

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
turtle
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Re: plenty of buoyancy

Post by turtle »

manip wrote: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
have you tested it in the water again now you have modified the thruster housing, what was it like.
adam
manip
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Re: plenty of buoyancy

Post by manip »

yes it had much more power, but the frame of the rov is the problem now it's too havy
NCUWI
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Re: plenty of buoyancy

Post by NCUWI »

manip wrote:yes it had much more power, but the frame of the rov is the problem now it's too havy
Looks like you're using Starboard for your frame's material. That's a nice material to work with (cuts / mills very nicely) but it's thicker than needed for the loads you'll encounter and, as someone else mentioned, you're not permitting water to pass through the frame at all. I would cut / mill away every bit of that frame that wasn't necessary for holding it together. Take a look at how other manufacturers are doing it for ideas, for instance the SeaEye Falcon here: http://www.seaviewsystems.com/wp-conten ... con-DR.jpg
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