Dual Sonar First Dry Test
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Cave ROVer
Dual Sonar Installed
The Cave ROVer Project: Look who has dual Sonar! Ohhh Yeahh! To join the 360° Sonar system we mounted last week, today the bottom/down scanning depth Sonar arrived and a CAD custom designed & fabricated carbon mount installed. Unfortunately that means over
New Depth Sonar!
The Cave ROVer Update: Monday the depth bottom scanning Sonar arrives! With an extra special thank you and appreciation to Heidi Ott, Jacqueline Miller, Wm Shrewsbury and On Rope One! Once installed we begin cave & quarry test & training on the
Sonar Ping360 Installed
The Cave ROVer Project Update: One installed custom mounted Ping360° Sonar….Check.
Sonar Test
The Cave ROVer Project Update: And we have 360° Sonar! Just wired in, tested, vacuum testing and now to reassemble the ROV.
Sonar Installation
The Cave ROVer Update: In progress, that oh so joy and titillating task of disassembling the ROV. Time to install the Ping360° Sonar unit. Last evening CAD designed a center, forward-to-aft adjustable, top mount to begin testing. Future mounting option may include
360 Sonar!
The Cave ROVer Project: Look who has a 360° Sonar! w00h00! The Cave Rover Project in collaboration with BlueRobotics, will be gearing up to utilize this bad boy, the Ping360, in some truly unique and extreme environments, let the adventures begin! As
First Lake Test!
The Cave ROVer Update: First ever lake test! Just a brief test for visibility and buoyancy as we prepare for the arrival of the 360° Sonar Monday, via our project sponsor BlueRobotics. The Cave Rover Project, in collaboration with the DNR and
Some excitement at hand
The Cave Rover Project Update: Some excitement at hand! (Biggest news at the bottom, I’m evil that way ?) * CaveRover & BrotherBot are all system updated (after a brief scare with CaveRover) and now working well on our new live broadcast
Cave ROVer Update 2019-1125
The Cave ROVer Project Update: I can’t begin to say enough about everyone that continue to donate & contribute to the project, and our amazing sponsors, with special shout out to BlueRobotics. Truly great to be collaborating with such a quality company.
Cave ROVer Update 2019-1124
The Cave ROVer Update: After having accidentally dropped the spool reel 5’ft onto concrete, breaking the handle arm, core and cracking the side, one advantage of the project design is to be able to assess damage, redesign and refabricate quickly. All new
Field Trip Day!
The Cave Rover Project: Field Trip Day! The Rover gang headed to Bloomington, IN starting the day out meeting with wonderful group at the Indiana Geological & Water Survey for some inspiring panel discussion. Followed by spending the remainder of the day
Cave ROVer Update 2019-1118
The Cave ROVer Update: Buoyancy & Ballast adjustments, extensive operating system updates, complete dis & reassembled, full systems tested and ready for next test dive. We are also seeking a deeper test dive pool. Our next dive will also be carrying an
Cave ROVer Update 2019-1117
The Cave ROVer Update: That moment you stop and realize you just drew your robot a bath… Who’s in charge here minions! It appears that we are back positive buoyant, its interesting how a 25lbs ROV can be so influenced by just
Where’s my scale?
Look out, things bout to get Real Sciencey up in heer… (when ya can’t find your digital postal scale and remember you have antiques) ?
Cave ROVer Update 2019-1116
The Cave ROVer Update: Rear Aft thruster optional guards fabricated and assembled. Removed 300g of recently added ballast weight due to being negative buoyant last test dive. Having recently flooded the ballast tanks and addition of the snag guards, working to dial
Reach Out
Please consider a donation to The Cave Rover™ Project, as we continue to strive forward to develop scientific robotics for exploration, research, search & rescue, and so much more. With your help we will continue to push into that great unknown! Any
Test Dive 2019-1115-1
Cave ROVer Pool test
Test Dive 2019-1115-2
Cave ROVer Pool Test Vid 2
Cave ROVer Update 2019-1115
The Cave ROVer Update: The on board computer firmware update to reduce the aft (rear) thrusters by 50% during vertical descent/ascent seems to do well. The optional enclosure guards are being fabricated for the aft thrusters. So since flooding the ballast cylinders
Dancing with Glee
The Cave ROVer Update: I am dancing with glee! After going through code looking for an error with live firmware updating from sun up till wee hours for days, I found it, yay, no need to disassemble to make internal firmware modifications.