Design and development of a micro underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for monitoring application

Chan, Yeow Chuan (2023) Design and development of a micro underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for monitoring application. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Underwater Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) is a tethered marine robot that are widely employed for scientific and commercial applications. Several industries are working on underwater robots to increase the productivity, monitoring and surveillance especially in the petroleum and gas industries for periodic checking and surveillance of underwater pipelines and chains. These operations are often performed by human divers; however, the underwater environment poses hazards and pressure-related limits, making them costly and risky. As a result, ROVs have been designed to replace divers themselves. It is a tethered underwater robot that the operator controls manually using a PS2 controller. The advantage of employing this ROV lies in its capability to navigate underwater for specific duties, such as monitoring. This project is to design and develop a micro underwater ROV for monitoring applications. The ROV are designed to withstand pressure underwater by selection of suitable material for its frame and other components will be equipped including Bar02 pressure/depth sensor, MPU6050 IMU sensor and waterproof endoscope camera. The design of the ROV prototype was centered around three primary objectives: maneuverability, performance, and suitability for future industrial applications, including the capacity to carry cameras, tools and sensors. Standard testing procedures are employed to assess the ROV's performance in terms of buoyancy and control efficiency tests for the propulsion system in real environment which includes laboratory pool. The developed ROV prototype shows promising performance with achieved 90% negative buoyancy is crucial for the ROV to perform effective submerge and raise operations and also with stable velocity and acceleration in forward, backward, and submerging. The steering tests highlighted that the ROV is more flexible and faster in maneuvering concerning turning performance as the horizontal thrusters’ configurations are positioned at 45° at the back of the ROV. This report illustrates the development of the ROV through mechanical, electronic, and software design. The outcomes of this project are anticipated to bring substantial advantages to industries associated with underwater applications.

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