Design of a compact, battery powered, and fiber optic controlled remotely operated vehicle

Author

Brundage, Heather M. ; Aquing, Michelle ; Cooney, Lauren ; Downey, Bridget ; Huo, Eddie ; Kwon, Albert ; Stanway, M. Jordan ; Stefanov-Wagner, Thaddeus ; Stiehl, Kurt ; Walker, Daniel

Author_Institution

Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

2005

Firstpage

772

Abstract

Developed for the 4 Annual Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center´s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) competition, Tim the ROV was designed and built by MIT´s ROV team to compete in the Explorer Class division. Capable of operating at depths of 40 feet and completing tasks such as fluid collection, temperature measurements, and object retrieval in less than 30 minutes, Tim was designed to be small and highly maneuverable. To aid in maneuverability, Tim is equipped with on-board power and a passive-spooling, single-strand fiber optic tether. Tim´s compact layout and powerful thrusters also contribute to the main design goal - build a small, highly maneuverable ROV capable of competing in the MATE ROV competition.

Keywords

oceanographic equipment; optical fibre communication; remotely operated vehicles; underwater vehicles; battery powered remotely operated vehicle; compact remotely operated vehicle; fiber optic controlled remotely operated vehicle; fluid collection; maneuverability; object retrieval; passive-spooling single-strand fiber optic tether; temperature measurement; Batteries; Educational technology; Marine technology; Optical control; Optical design; Optical fibers; Power cables; Power system reliability; Remotely operated vehicles; Temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS, 2005. Proceedings of MTS/IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-933957-34-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1639846

Filename

1639846