ECE 110/120 Honors Lab Section : RC Submarine

RC Submarine

Statement of Purpose 

Please provide a brief description of your project. List the goals and objectives of your project and explain why this project is useful for the problem your group want to solve or functions that make your project unique.  

Our project is to create a remote controlled submarine. The submarine will be able to move via a controller through water. The submarine will have a camera that can be streamed to for visibility. Lights will be put around the submarine to increase visibility through the water. All the circuits and wiring will go inside of the submarine. Depending on how much of the project our group goes through we wish to add sonar sensors to the submarine. With sonar sensors we can then look into sonar mapping and potentially an AI controlled submarine. 

Background Research 

For the background research our group has looked at similar submarine projects online. In these projects we have looked at how the submarines ascend and descend by using pressure-based systems. We have also looked into similar rc based submarine projects. From 

looking at these examples, we have learned how to efficiently fit all the major components. We also learned how to create housing for something that must be underwater, a mixture of PVC pipes and plumbing tools are used for this. For creating our flowchart we were inspired by a similar project done in the Spring of 2020.We did some research on how to control the individual motors safely. We looked at various motor drivers for servos, DC motors, and stepper motors for controlling our motors. 

Block Diagram / Flow Chart 

System Overview 

Provide descriptions to your block diagram and flow chart. State the purpose of each block. 

Parts 

Possible Challenges 

Please list some of the challenges that your group foresee in working on your project. 

• Buoyancy 

• Water Proofing 

• Powering the electronics

• Mobility/degrees of movement

• Creating a working Ballast

• Controlling electronics

• Learning how to use/interface with an Arduino

• Getting Camera to stream 

• Sending data from submarine to control center, and power from ground to submarine

References

List all references you used in your proposal. This is important, you do not want to be blamed for plagiarism. IEEE citation format is highly recommended.  You can use citethisforme.com's IEEE citation generator to painlessly generate your references in this style.

[4]P. Tips, "Dehumidifier Pump Drain into PVC pipe", Youtube.com, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwyiRL0iQuE. [Accessed: 19- Sep- 2021].

[3]S. Magazine, "Make a Waterproof Time Capsule Using a PVC Pipe", Youtube.com, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxQovvJsBvg. [Accessed: 18- Sep- 2021].

[2]C. Mind, "How To Make Self Balancing RC Submarine - From PVC Pipe- Amazing DIY Projects", Youtube.com, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeC1iZ_5qyc. [Accessed: 18- Sep- 2021].

[1]"Submarine - ECE 110/120 Honors Lab Section - Illinois Wiki", Wiki.illinois.edu, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://wiki.illinois.edu/wiki/display/ECE110HLSF15/Submarine. [Accessed: 18- Sep- 2021].