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OpenROV

OpenROV 2.8

March 6, 2015
in Cave, Mine, Photography, ROV
by MGirard
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OpenROV 2.8

 

An OpenROV low-cost open source ROV built around the BeagleBone Black Linux computer and Arduino MEGA microprocessors providing a flexible and powerful developer platform with dozens of input/output channels and plenty of computing power for user-designed features and experiments.

 

Physical specifications
Performance specifications
– Weight: 2.6kg
– Dimensions: 30cm long x 20cm wide x 15cm high
– Nominal battery life: using rechargeable lithium batteries is 2-3 hours		 – Maximum depth 100m (328ft)
– Maximum tether length 300m (100m tether provided)
– Maximum forward speed 2 knots
– LED brightness 200lm
– Temperature capability -10C to 50C
– Software controlled camera tilt (+/- 60 deg from center)
Instrumentation
– HD Webcam (120 deg FOV) with audio
– Red Scaling lasers (parallel, 10 cm separation)
– Current and voltage protection with feedback to ensure proper system function
– External I2C bus with 3.3V power for external instrumentation
– 6 additional auxiliary wires for user-defined external instrumentation or devices. One power PWM channel and one servo control channel are preconfigured.

 

If you have an expedition that requires an underwater ROUV, and would like to know if Michael is available to participate, please send your request along with the details of the expedition to underwaterrovs@michael-girard.com

 

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