Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Building an ROV
There are several possible approaches to building your ROV. Although controlled by a dif-
ferent processor, the mechanical design at
openrov.com/page/openrov-2-0
is quite elegant,
and you could certainly build the HW yourself and then integrate your Arduino. At
open-
rov.com/page/open-rov-designs-1
is a simpler yet similar design that incorporates Arduino.
Another design that is very different from the first one is available at
www.instructables.com/id/Underwater-ROV/
.
Both could certainly use Arduino as the mo-
tor control.
My physical design is based more on the latter design that mostly uses plastic piping, as
shown in the following image:
One of the most important components of your ROV is the clear plastic casing, as you need
to be able to use a camera to see the world underwater. The following is an image of the
one I used:
