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A project log for RovMaker Edge : Open-Source Underwater Robot

Make tools to explore the underwater world and inspire everyone to become a DIY ocean explorer. Project by ROVMAKER. Based on Ardusub.

shikang-zhoushikang zhou 10/17/2017 at 08:220 Comments

Watertight Enclosure

The watertight of underwater robots is very important. Tube and watertight enclosure are made of CNC aluminum.

screws on the tube:

3d rendering:

The enclosure is traditional seal structure, it's easy to arrange the internal components. Edge has two enclosure, one for battery the other for electronic. 

 SIZE: (Outer diameter x length ) 110x250 and 90x200mm.

Cable Penetrator:

 Ring for acrylic end cup:

Series o-ring flanges:

  We also make series type of tube, one of them are in the picture. 

some end cap:

The Raspberry pi and pixhawk can be easily put in. We built an NI myRIO edition and an Intel Edison edition.

looks like this:

 This image is the layout of another ROV we built. 

Dom end cap:

enclosure clamp:

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