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Buoyancy and Weight

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 11/04/2017 at 05:120 Comments

It's customized professional solid buoyancy material, 6.5Mpa ,300m depth in water, 250kg/m3.  This solid buoyancy material is usually used in Marine engineering equipment.

The weights are lead materials, 200g each.

The weights are mounted at the bottom, the frame has some slots to adjust the position and quantity.

Counter weight number and installation position according to the actual buoyancy situation, eventually make the ROV in the water is less than a centimeter leak out of the water, at this point the ROV has a slight positive buoyancy (close to zero buoyancy).

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