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    RC Underwater Surveillance ROV Drone

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    The document describes an RC underwater surveillance drone that can navigate and capture live video footage underwater. It uses two motors for propulsion and a third motor for depth and directional control without ballast tanks. A camera captures footage that is transmitted via WiFi to a floating buoy and then to the user. Its applications include oceanography, dam/ship inspections, and it has easy underwater navigation with 360-degree directional control and live video viewing.

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    RC Underwater Surveillance ROV Drone

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    The document describes an RC underwater surveillance drone that can navigate and capture live video footage underwater. It uses two motors for propulsion and a third motor for depth and directional control without ballast tanks. A camera captures footage that is transmitted via WiFi to a floating buoy and then to the user. Its applications include oceanography, dam/ship inspections, and it has easy underwater navigation with 360-degree directional control and live video viewing.

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    The document describes an RC underwater surveillance drone that can navigate and capture live video footage underwater. It uses two motors for propulsion and a third motor for depth and directional control without ballast tanks. A camera captures footage that is transmitted via WiFi to a floating buoy and then to the user. Its applications include oceanography, dam/ship inspections, and it has easy underwater navigation with 360-degree directional control and live video viewing.

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    RC Underwater Surveillance ROV Drone

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    Gabriel Trace
    The document describes an RC underwater surveillance drone that can navigate and capture live video footage underwater. It uses two motors for propulsion and a third motor for depth and directional control without ballast tanks. A camera captures footage that is transmitted via WiFi to a floating buoy and then to the user. Its applications include oceanography, dam/ship inspections, and it has easy underwater navigation with 360-degree directional control and live video viewing.

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    RC Underwater Surveillance ROV Drone

    Water covers over 70% of mass on earth. There lies a vast unexplored land beneath the
    seas. Moreover underwater surveillance, videography plays a vital role in a wide range of
    applications. From dam and bridge inspections to fishing surveillance to sea life videography
    and oceanography underwater inspection is a very common need.
    Also underwater inspection will help us to keep track of sea life conservation, pollution
    monitoring in seas as 50 to 80% oxygen we breathe is produced by sea planktons and other
    sea plants. Extensive damage to seas by pollution and overfishing can cause great damages
    cross the globe. So here we develop a underwater inspection drone that can navigate easily
    underwater and allow us to vide live video footage underwater.

    The RC underwater surveillance drone provides following advantages including:

    • Easy to Navigate Underwater


    • 360 Degree Direction Control
    • Live Footage Viewing
    • Dual Motor Propulsion system
    • Lightweight and anti-rust design for long term usage

    The RC drone uses 2 x motors for propulsion and a separate motor for depth/direction
    control. Both motors are attached with propellers to achieve this task. This mechanism
    makes use of a unique rudderless mechanism using motor drives to control 360 degree
    movement of the drone. This mechanism does not make use of ballast tanks to control
    buoyancy.
    The drone consists uses the 2 motors to provide front drive as well as for left right direction
    control. The 3rd motor is used to control the vertical alignment of the drone. This motor in
    combination with other 2 motors is used to dive in or bring up the drone. All motors and
    controller unit is enclosed in a water proof chamber.
    The drone now uses a camera to capture footages underwater. These footages are
    transmitted to the floating buoy unit from there user can connect via wifi to check the
    footages. The system makes use of a raspberry pi controller for footage transfer as well as
    wifi transmission.
    Also the buoy unit is used to pullout the drone in case it gets stuck or runs out of battery
    under water.

    Components:

    • DC Motors
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Shafts
    • Propellers
    • Camera Module
    • Resistors Capacitors
    • Diodes & transistors
    • PCB Board
    • Motor Mounts
    • Motor Drivers
    • Outer Frame
    • Inner Waterproof Frame
    • Couplings
    • Switches
    • Electrical & Wirings
    • Mounts and Joints
    • Supporting Frame
    • Screws and Fittings

    Applications:
     Oceanography & Sealife Photography
     Safety inspections of dams, locks, harbours, Remote Islands and Ships
     Inspections of boats / ships
     Lake Inspections
    Advantages:

    • Easy to Navigate Underwater


    • 360 Degree Direction Control
    • Live Footage Viewing
    • Dual Motor Propulsion system
    • Lightweight and anti-rust design for long term usage

    Disadvantages:
     Cannot float above water
     Has Limited Battery Life

    Block Diagram:

    Front View

    Side View
    3D View

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