I have been fascinated by ocean exploring ever since I saw Aliens of the Deep. I am interested in computers, programming, electronics and mechanics and just finished a fairly long project (work) that wasn't exactly a joy. I am struggling a bit with my boss, he is reluctant to new ideas, doesn't like changes, let's do it the way we always have. I don't like that attitude a bit, stops the development both for the business and for me personally. Why change something that works he says, because we can make it work even better!!!
To resurrect my passion for exploring, finding solutions to problems, programming and mechatronics I decided that I need to do something fun just for myself, I decided that I need to build a ROV. For the first time in years I feel really intrigued by a project.
First of all I would like to say that I don't know all the technical terms and so on but I try to describe what I mean and perhaps you guys can teach me what it actually is called in English. I haven't made any solid plans on what approach I want to take yet, I am mostly reading up on everything. I have kind of decided that I want it to be fairly portable. From what I have read so far the standard approach seems to be (in rough terms) a box with flotation on top and weights on the bottom to make it stable. I might go that way but I have also thought a lot of making it more like a underwater plane if you get what I mean. I figure I need more motors but it might be fun to fly in the sea sort of speak.
Then I was thinking of one more powerful motor in the stern as the main thruster, but I figured that might make a unwanted rotational force that will make the stabilizer thrusters run constantly to keep it level. So perhaps two stern thrusters that rotate towards or away from each other to get rid of the unwanted rotational force. Then for stabilizers, rolling and for lowering and raising the stern and bow I thought of having four smaller thrusters in each corner. Perhaps in this kind of build you still want some more flotation towards the top rather then center to help out with the leveling, other then that I plan on using a gyro to be able to level at will. And the final thruster I had in mind will be placed towards the bow so I can shift it when standing still without rolling. Perhaps even one towards the stern so it can turn on its own axis.
I realize this might be a bit to ambitious as a first build but I tend to do it that way to keep myself motivated. It's seems like the harder it gets the more productive I become, to an extent that is
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So what do you guys think of "flying in the sea" idea? Any major issues I didn't think of so far?
Sorry for the wall of text
Thanks for reading!