RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Control Circuit for ROV

["Andrew Goldstein" <ag@desertstar.com>]

Hi all,

Number one, everyone needs to remember that subs are MUCH COOLER THAN ROBOTS!.

Number two.  Small inspection eyeball ROVS are pretty much commodity items now.  There are several on the market and if someone really wants that capability on their sub It's unlikely that you will be able to build one as well as cheaply.  See, Deep ocean engr, seabotix, videoray, etc .  Plus you have someone to get spares etc.  

However, you could build one that's pretty good.  It is certainly a less capital intensive project than a sub.
I would make the suggestion that building a small ROV is a pretty good project for a high school kid, and if there 
is a high school in your area you may want to talk to their shop or science teacher.  The Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE) holds contests for high schoolers and college groups who build their own ROV's.  http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/index.php.

I think this is a great opportunity for a psubber that either wants or wants to build an ROV.  Sponsor a high school group, get the rov at the end of the competition...also get some help painting your sub :).

-a






-----Original message-----
From: Cody McMillan cody_mcmillan@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:20:57 -0700
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Control Circuit for ROV

> Lol, like the slogan. i still plan on building a K350 in a few years when i have the time and space to do it, but i want a "toy" ROV to check out dive sites ect. btw the work you do Phil is amazing. i was thoroughly impresed when i did a tour of your shop this year.Cody McMillanMarine Engineer6046573770
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> > Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:25:24 -0400> From: pnuytten@compuserve.com> Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Control Circuit for ROV> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org> > Hi, Cody!> Nope, can't buy a sub for $200 - but a $200 ROV is . . .well . . .a gadget> that only toy-ROV designers Vickie Jensen or Harry Bohm could love! (both> old friends,BTW).> I see Doug Jackson's post about the possibilty for fibre-only for ROV - > Jim Cameron did that last year - all the way down to the Titanic! Of course> the Mike Cameron-designed 'bots' (ROVs) were deployed from . . .lets see,> what was it now . .Oh, yeah - Tolya's manned sub 'Mir 1". Both Mir's came> back up - a couple of the bots still 'sleep with the fishes'. Moral of the> story? Like Nuytco bumper stickers say " If you don't have a sub - get> one!!"> (G)> Phil> > > > > ************************************************************************> ************************************************************************>
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