Background Information

Background Information

The oceans are very deep, dark and hard to explore. This underwater world makes it very hard for people to explore. Many challenges limit the growth of exploration and retrieval in the deep seas. With the help of ROVs, many more doors become open to push the limits of the ocean. The task at hand is to simulate a wreck where certain objects need to be recovered and brought to the surface. The ROV we will design will simulate those challenges.

        

Figure 1: Fibre-optics in rovs       Figure 2: People can only go so far below the surface

Figure 3: Pressure Chart  Figure 4: Shipwreck

Figure 5: Rov Kit

A large variety of people use ROVs for very different reasons. Scientists, engineers, historians are among the crew required for investigating a wreck. Each person has a unique role just as the ROV has many different operable parts. For us, we will need a camera, light, propulsion and a claw. Thats why there is a crew of people operating these machines.

Figure 6: Rov using camera              Figure 7: NOAA logo    Figure 8: ROV lowering into water

Figure 9: ROV control room      Figure 10: ROV arm to grab objects

In the depths of the ocean, 96.5 percent of our planets marine life is held. As well as that, many unexplored trenches and caves and reefs have yet to be explored. ROVs lead the way into the ocean and inspire a new breed of scientists. No human will ever be able to reach the depth of an ROV.

Figure 11: ROV research Figure 12: Deep water exploration

Figure 13: Titanic Exploration        Figure 14: Shipwreck exploration

Figure 15: Deep water exploration

The design process is very important to building an ROV. Individual roles are necessary to speeding things up and keeping them organized. There is an person on each to dedicated to the electrical, the mechanical and the propulsion. This keeps all work steady and easy to follow.

Figure 16: ROV arm Figure 17: ROV camera

Figure 18: ROV propulsion    Figure 19: ROV body

Figure 20: ROV light