Today, a good portion of the team took the ROV to Monterey to qualify. The good news is, they passed! Now the rest of us are back at the lab with no ROV. However, we don’t need it! We made a mock-up of the frame so that we could work on accessories and mounts. Additionally, [...]
The Jesuit Robotics website is now under a new webmaster: Alan Luu! He will be working to update the site with new content and add new cool features. Alan is currently a senior and is in his 2nd year with the team. However, this is his first year as webmaster so welcome him!
The motor code for the brushed motors was completed today. Our code to qualify at Monterey was also created. It takes out lines of code that we do not need. We drilled holes in the horizontal rails of the robot to mount thrusters on. We cleaned an old electronics container in case we are not [...]
We had a smaller crew today as it was a holiday weekend. We were able to start and finish the frame for the ROV. This was the main focus of our day, although we also worked on the electronics. We also used this time to clean the lab, and it looks much better now.
Today we tested our depth sensor. We found that it is accurate at depth but not near the surface. We tested a new thruster and it works extremely well. We cleaned our cabinets and put up pictures to make the lab a more “homey” place. A smaller well cap was made and had a few [...]
The outline for the technical report was presented to the team and deadlines were set for each section. Our joystick code was tested to control servos. We started the machining of our rear electronics container. The second prototype for the well cap was ruled out as it requires too many variables to be perfect. Our [...]
We tested our well cap again at higher pressure, and at 53 psi we had no leaks at all. A second cap that is smaller is now in the works. The design for the rear electronics container was finished, taking into account buoyancy, room for SubConn connectors, room for the electronics, and also after calculating [...]
Much progress was made on all of the tasks and in various other areas. The second prototype for the well cap was finished, tested, and worked flawlessly. We started to work on a battery pack to supply 48v to the robot for testing and practice. The new website was launched today. We took our team [...]
We reinforced one of our tables to support our test tank and filled it with water. We hooked up a new wide angle camera that we purchased and tested it. The prototype electronics container was tested and wired. We came up with a company name and began to add content to the technical report outline. [...]
The design of the ROV is a little behind schedule. The mission props were all completed so we can start testing with them. A new layout for the website was presented to the team and the team suggested changes to it. The schedule for the rest of the year was presented to the team. An [...]