In the Blue Robotics spirit of being open source and sharing projects in the marine robotics space I decided to help those who have the motivation and determination to modify and expand the BlueROV2.
Attached are the STL files containing the parts for internal mechanical assemblies I designed for a few different ROV electronics enclosures. The parts were 3D printed and assembled with tiny and large screws, which you’ll have to order them online, unless you can find a store with screws like these.
I also attached images of the assemblies together and with electronic components I mounted on them for my thesis project. The images give the viewers an idea of what features the mechanical assembly offers.
300mm 2" Series Enclosure
This assembly was designed to slip in and out of a 300 mm (2” Series) enclosure. The rear extension piece isn’t useful unless you’re planning to mount the enclosure vertically.
Two included features are that the rear rib can be screwed on to a BR 2” series O-Ring Flange using the holes and an Arduino Nano can be screw on to the rear plate.
Has space for an Arduino Mega, Raspberry Pi, and a customizable circuit board to be mounted on to
Rear rib has a landing that was designed for an OpenROV interface board and Tenda P200 homeplug. It will require some investigation and re-designing for a BR Fathom-X Tether Interface Board to fit on it.
Designed to slip in and out of a 298 mm (3” Series) enclosure.
It’s always really cool to see different designs that people come up with, and we really appreciate when people choose to share their designs with the community, so that everyone can benefit from them - thanks!
Given this was for a thesis project, would you be happy to share your thesis? I’m sure several people would find it interesting to read about what you’ve been studying and working on. I understand you may not be able to share it until it’s graded, or perhaps at all depending on your university’s rules, but if you can and would like to share it then please do
Since your three posts were very similar (and part of the same project) I’ve merged them into one bigger one with some headings, and moved the repeated content to the description at the top
Hi Cameron! Would you mind if I shared your project on some of our social media? We often have users looking for electronics trays for the 2" and 3" enclosures who might find this very helpful!
If you’re referring to just the STL files and the descriptions, then I don’t mind. After all, helping those who have the motivation and determination to modify and expand the BlueROV2 or a Unmanned Underwater Vehicle of their own is why I decided to share the STL files for the mechanical assemblies I designed.
Hi @CBW3750, congratulations on completing your thesis, and thanks for sharing it!
Cool to see the videos of your setup, and especially fun to see the surface vehicle tracking along based on the movements of the vehicle at the bottom. I’m curious what kind of depths the approach is effective for, and how much the tracking accuracy could be improved by adding more lights so the surface vehicle can try to position itself between them and square on to the light pattern.
We’ve added your thesis to the Subsea Scholar section of our website
