Homebuilt ROVs Forum

There is something to remember or consider.

1. Weight.

2. Mass.

3 Volume.

It can be very easy to get these 3 things mixed up / confused with. When you build seabed tractors. If they are too heavy (Weight) They are damn hard to launch and recover, in choppy water.

Mass can help with traction, moving around on the bottom, but you can also 'Sink' into soft mud. So your tracks have to have a 'soft' footprint on the bottom surface.

Regards Bill

I am trying to steer clear of the oil.
The areas that are using compressed air are definitely smaller, so the weight will offset.
I have a pump that will be clearing silt from in front of the tracks and expelling it out the back.
The tracks are going to be about 4 to 6 inches in width.
I will be using a manual air bag to recover. Basically, think of a airgun using small Co2 cannisters that will fill a bag with air to bring it to the surface slowly.