ECE 110/120 Honors Lab Section : Barracuda ROV

Chris Morales cem3 ECE 120

Zachary Hoegberg zh2 ECE 120

1. Introduction
   1. Statement of Purpose
      1. Our project will enable further exploration of underwater areas while collecting useful data such as water depth, flow rate, high-quality pictures, and mapping.
   2. Background Research
      1. The majority of underwater areas on Earth are unexplored, including potentially hundreds of undiscovered species. In addition, collecting data on underwater areas is important to developing new resources, such as electricity from geothermal vents and understanding how industry water usage can effect natural resources.
      2. Underwater ROVs have a long history in hobby robotics, including a large community of open-source controls and designs. We will utilize these resources to develop a more cost-effective device. We want to develop this device to aid in data collection for a wide range of users, including climate researchers and marine biologists.
2. Design Details
   1. Block Diagram
      
      
      
3. Parts
   1. Waterproof shell
   2. Ultrasonic sensor
   3. Raspberry Pi
   4. Propellers
   5. Pressure sensor
   6. Various other sensors, e.g. camera, accelerometer
   7. Remote Controller
   8. LiPoly Battery
   9. LEDs to light driving area
4. Possible Challenges
   1. Stabilizing the ROV
   2. Waterproofing everything
   3. Combating surrounding pressure
   4. Not disturbing marine life and ensuring the ROV is not damaged by marine life
   5. Development time
5. This semester we are focusing on sensor development, as well as actually constructing our design of the ROV and testing it in water. We are planning on a custom PCB for our sensors and using a Raspberry Pi for control and interfacing with a computer.
6. References
   1. 1http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/6324
   2. http://www.rov.org/rov_military.cfm
   3. http://robotics.mars.asu.edu/
   4. http://www.instructables.com/id/Underwater-ROV/
   5. http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Robotics_p002.shtml#procedure
   6. http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Innovative-Lighting-LED-Starr-Light-Recess-Mount-blue&i=84004
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