ROV

The Hornet II

This ROV was built in our senior design class by two students (Margaret Boshek and Mikhail Dembicki with the guidance of Graduate student Adam Kay).  It is the revised version of the Hornet I.  The 4 dc brushless motors are controlled with a joystick.    It is deployable and operatable by one person with the power supplied by a car battery.

Specifications:

• Compass, Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD),

• Color Video, Night Vision through LEDs,

• Dolphin Ear Hydrophone,

• Automatic Heading,

• Automatic Depth, Leak Detection Sensor,

• Information OverLay onto Video using a Decade Engineering XBOB 3 System Board-NTSC v2.0 (http://www.decade.com).

• Max. Depth = 300 ft.

FINAL REPORT,

Schematics: Vehicle Circuit, Surface Control Circuit