5-28-15
Today we put the ROV into water. It was hard to figure out how much pool nodal so that our ROV will go up and down with no problem. We tested out the ROV in the big pool, and it was fun!! It will be fun tomorrow in the competition!
Friday, May 29, 2015
5-27-15
Today Eric and Austin finished attaching everything to the ROV. We attached a black netting to the bottom. Austin but on the flotation device to the top of the ROV. Eric zip tied the wire that connects the controller to the ROV to the Black netting so if we pull the cable we wont pull on off the motor cables. Tomorrow we will do a buoyancy test in the small pool.
Today Eric and Austin finished attaching everything to the ROV. We attached a black netting to the bottom. Austin but on the flotation device to the top of the ROV. Eric zip tied the wire that connects the controller to the ROV to the Black netting so if we pull the cable we wont pull on off the motor cables. Tomorrow we will do a buoyancy test in the small pool.
5/27/15
Today we assembled the ROV together and we tested the buoyancy in the small pool. We also checked that all the motors worked in the water. We had to make one small change, which was to turn the motors around to make it easier to steer. Other than that, today was a successful day and I look forward to the competition.
Noah Steinbrenner
Today we assembled the ROV together and we tested the buoyancy in the small pool. We also checked that all the motors worked in the water. We had to make one small change, which was to turn the motors around to make it easier to steer. Other than that, today was a successful day and I look forward to the competition.
Noah Steinbrenner
Friday, May 22, 2015
5/21/2015
The frame has been build. We drilled holes for air to exit the pipes when the ROV goes underwater.
The holes for the motors to be mounted on is drilled, The motors are mounted on by two zip ties. The wiring needs to also be water proof so we used electrical type and some putty like stuff to wrap around the cat5 wire. The circut board will be finish by tomorrow and then we will be ready to test it in the kiddie pool.
The frame has been build. We drilled holes for air to exit the pipes when the ROV goes underwater.
The holes for the motors to be mounted on is drilled, The motors are mounted on by two zip ties. The wiring needs to also be water proof so we used electrical type and some putty like stuff to wrap around the cat5 wire. The circut board will be finish by tomorrow and then we will be ready to test it in the kiddie pool.
5/20/2015
The motors are now fully waterproof. The wiring is all connected to the motors and the wax is holding it all together in a plastic tube so water will not get in. The piping is almost all cut to the lengths needed for the best ROV. Tomorrow cutting the pipe and building the frame will need to be finished.
The motors are now fully waterproof. The wiring is all connected to the motors and the wax is holding it all together in a plastic tube so water will not get in. The piping is almost all cut to the lengths needed for the best ROV. Tomorrow cutting the pipe and building the frame will need to be finished.
5/21/15
Today we finished attaching the propellers to the batteries. We pretty much finished cutting the holes into the PVC pipe and now we just have to finish working on the circuit board. Soldering that will be a tough challenge to overcome, but I believe that we can finish it without a problem if we have 2 people working on it. We need to assemble the ROV again to make sure all the holes are lined up, so that we can put the motors on the back and put the sponge-like thing on the top to make it buoyant. If we finish all this on Friday, then our ROV will be ready for the water.
-Noah
Today we finished attaching the propellers to the batteries. We pretty much finished cutting the holes into the PVC pipe and now we just have to finish working on the circuit board. Soldering that will be a tough challenge to overcome, but I believe that we can finish it without a problem if we have 2 people working on it. We need to assemble the ROV again to make sure all the holes are lined up, so that we can put the motors on the back and put the sponge-like thing on the top to make it buoyant. If we finish all this on Friday, then our ROV will be ready for the water.
-Noah
5/20/15
Today what has to be done is cutting the cables in order for us to assemble the ROV together and be able to find out if we need to make any changes. We are still a little behind everyone else, so we have to solder the copper wire to the battery, so that in turn we can attach the propellers to the batteries. Soldering took the majority of the time, so we still have a lot of things to do tomorrow. We absolutely need to finish putting the propellers on, drilling holes into the cables to that the ROV can later float, and start to solder the circuitboard.
-Noah Steinbrenner
Today what has to be done is cutting the cables in order for us to assemble the ROV together and be able to find out if we need to make any changes. We are still a little behind everyone else, so we have to solder the copper wire to the battery, so that in turn we can attach the propellers to the batteries. Soldering took the majority of the time, so we still have a lot of things to do tomorrow. We absolutely need to finish putting the propellers on, drilling holes into the cables to that the ROV can later float, and start to solder the circuitboard.
-Noah Steinbrenner
5/19/15
Today I was able to finish taping the motors and cutting the wire so that the next day we just had to attach them to the motors. I had a class at foothill shortly thereafter, so unfortunately I was only able to stay for an hour. I did what I had to get done, but taping the motors took a good 30 minutes. I had to make sure that all holes were taped up and that none of them were left open. If one was open the whole thing would break and we would have to start all over with that motor. I made sure all the holes are filled up, so that the water can't get inside the motor. Tomorrow we need to work on waterproofing the motors with wax and putting them into the little canisters. Also we have to attach the wires to the motor to see if they work.
-Noah Steinbrenner
Today I was able to finish taping the motors and cutting the wire so that the next day we just had to attach them to the motors. I had a class at foothill shortly thereafter, so unfortunately I was only able to stay for an hour. I did what I had to get done, but taping the motors took a good 30 minutes. I had to make sure that all holes were taped up and that none of them were left open. If one was open the whole thing would break and we would have to start all over with that motor. I made sure all the holes are filled up, so that the water can't get inside the motor. Tomorrow we need to work on waterproofing the motors with wax and putting them into the little canisters. Also we have to attach the wires to the motor to see if they work.
-Noah Steinbrenner
5/18/15
Today I was unable to make it to class, so I wasn't there to continue working on the project. I will continue working on the project during G period tomorrow. So far we have picked our final design for the ROV, but haven't been able to accomplish a lot. During tutorial I am planning to finish whatever has to be finished. I am most concerned about the motors so I'm going to try and do my best job at waterproofing them.
-Noah Steinbrenner
Today I was unable to make it to class, so I wasn't there to continue working on the project. I will continue working on the project during G period tomorrow. So far we have picked our final design for the ROV, but haven't been able to accomplish a lot. During tutorial I am planning to finish whatever has to be finished. I am most concerned about the motors so I'm going to try and do my best job at waterproofing them.
-Noah Steinbrenner
Monday, May 18, 2015
Megalodon Thunder has a structure now. Our team just decided on how Megalodon thunder will look like. It was a little hard to decide how everything will work together. Trying to decide how it will pick up the rings is the hardest part. Sizing down the entire thing to make it small which we think will make it faster and be able to move around easier.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Daily blog post:
We have decided on a final design for our ROV. We think that it will be a good design that could be a good contender for winning all the obstacle courses. We have figured out exactly how long each pipe has to be in order for us to put together the ROV. However, something we still need to figure out is how we would put something on the front pipes that would pick up the rings, so that we could also throw it back into a basket. We need to attach something to the front of the extra pipes because otherwise the rings we pick up would fall right back off.
Next class we need to start cutting pipes and start to assemble the ROV. We also need to waterproof the motors, so that we can put the ROV in the water without it breaking down.
We have decided on a final design for our ROV. We think that it will be a good design that could be a good contender for winning all the obstacle courses. We have figured out exactly how long each pipe has to be in order for us to put together the ROV. However, something we still need to figure out is how we would put something on the front pipes that would pick up the rings, so that we could also throw it back into a basket. We need to attach something to the front of the extra pipes because otherwise the rings we pick up would fall right back off.
Next class we need to start cutting pipes and start to assemble the ROV. We also need to waterproof the motors, so that we can put the ROV in the water without it breaking down.
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