ROV part 1

This week we worked on a submersible called an ROV (remotely operated vehicle). The ROV is a small submarine like thing designed to complete a task. Our task is to pick up a object from the bottom of a tank. On Monday we spent most of the day completing the chassis of the ROV. The cassis now looks like this:

We ran into a few challenges while making the chassis like cutting the pvc too short and not allowing the joints to get a good hold on the pvc, causing the frame to wiggle. Another problem we had with cutting the pvc too short was getting it out of the joint, eventually we found the best way to get pvc out was to put one end in a clamp and pull, a simple solution to a problem that wasted a lot of time.

On Tuesday we spent the block trying to fix the computer that connects to the 3D printer. We eventually got it working but the day was almost over and we didn't have time to print anything. On Friday my partner was away so I could not work on the chassis because it was in his locker. So I tried to 3D print a propeller design, but the printer was not linked to the computer to I needed to spend a bunch more time troubleshooting problems with the printer. It eventually came down to the printer not being plugged into a hub that connected to the computer.  I had enough time to print this:

I learned when creating new something you must always make time to troubleshoot problems that arise.