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Hello guys,
this is my new ROVER3D (without thruster an electric). I think the first test starts in 2013.
Please dont ask me about the costs

I use the new ROV-Control unit, avalible in Spring 2013. More infos here in the next weeks.

You can also visit my ROV-Forum on http://www.r-o-v.net

Some Infos about the ROV: (sorry in german)

Camera:
3x Gopro HD 1080p (Front 3D (2), Boden(1))
1x Türspion-Kamera (Heck)
3x 32GB SDHC Class 10

Thruster:
7x Robbe BL-Control 930
4x Robbe Roxxy BL 2827/34
2x Robbe Roxxy BL 3545/12
1x Modellcraft BO223

Accu/Current:
8x Turnigy Lipoly 4S5A 25C 5000Ah
1x Robbe 6-Zellen Equalizer
7x ACS715 30A
4x ACS712 5A

Light:
11x Led-Slave V2.2 KSQ 1000mA
25x Cree XM-L T6 Emitter
1x 7W COB
16x 0,5W LED
4x 100mA KSQ

Sensors:
2x HMC 5883L Kompass Modul
2x 6DOF Lage/Beschleunigungsmodul
1x SHT25 Feuchte/Temperatursensor
5x TMP175 Digitaler Temperatursensor
1x Venus GPS Modul
1x Bluetooth Mate Gold
1x Endress&Hauser 6Bar Drucksensor 4-20mA

Electronic components:
2x I2C-Level Shifter
1x Polulu Step Down Wandler

Transmitter:
1x Fiber-Optic Transmitter 2xVideo, 1xRS232, 4km

Pumps:
1x Bilge Pumpe 6800GAL
1x Minipumpe 12V

Wow, very impressive , hobbyists are definitely getting better and better at making ROVs

WOW!
What did you use to design/mould the body?

Really amazing. What kind of fiber cable are you using? Is it floating?
I’m just in search for floating fiber cable with some mechanical endurance, water and pressure resistance and friendly price…
If you have some suggestion, it will be great.

thx for your compliments
for body i use 10 layers of glass fibre and epoxy resin. For modelling i use epoxy resin with micro-glassballons.

The fiberoptic is a standard cable. i've searched for neutral bouyant cable but found nothing payable. So i have installed balls of epoxy resin and glassballons to neutral cable bouyancy too.

For videocontrol i will test a new 3D-solution with 3D-videoglasses and real-3d videostreaming

Rover3D ist my second ROV. in 2010 i was with my first ROV (ROVERII) for a documentation film about sunfish(mola) at Elba(Italy). ROVER1 was only prototyp.

Sorry for my bad english... school is a long time ago

Amasing!
What a beauty! I realy like the slim design. What are the dimensions?

ROVER3D LxBxH is 120x35x20cm
Vertikal Thruster diameter is 16cm
The aquadynamic design is for regional use in lakes with many plants. So nothing can be caught by the body.
In addition ROVER3d can pitch till 180° vertikal in the water and roll 360°.

Nice work ROVER3D, I like the video googles over a screen. Going to rob some of the FPV gear I just got to use for both hobbies.

How much did all of this cost in total?

Only the electronic equitment and the material for the body and else about 7000€. With all the development, burned electronics and my time i think about 30.000€ in the last 7 Years.