Homebuilt ROVs Forum

I thought I would just update this topic with some images of the completed ROV. The goal for this project was to solve problems that one could encounter in real world disasters (BP oil rig spill) by simulating it. In the end, this ROV was successfully able to turn off a mock up shut off value for a ...

Thanks! I am using modified bilge pump motors with 140mm PC cooling fans attached to them as thrusters. The thrusters that are attached are pretty similar to ducted propellers or Kort nozzles.

As part of the second year Engineering course in my high school, we were required to build a PVC ROV with neutral buoyancy, easy controllability, and the the ability to do various tasks. My group went with a pretty conventional design with three motors providing up/down, left and right thrust. We ha...