1. USF ROV Project Adam Palermo, Brian Hansen Gino Gonzalez http://usfrovproject.wordpress.com/ Preliminary Design Review (PDR) December 5, 2013 EEL 4906 Professional Issues and Engineering Design I

2. Introduction The ROV is designed to be a cheap and reliable tethered shallow water exploration vessel Unit will contain a manipulator to grab small objects and a camera for navigation Unit will sell for under $1,500 JW SeaLion 2 $28,995.00 Projected ROV project $1,500.00

3. Design Approach

4. MATLAB Simulink for custom electronics Propulsion through modified bilge pump/propeller GUI developed in Microsoft Visual Studio Tethered P/S, ground, video & RS-422 – characteristic impedance considerations Commercially available microprocessor (Amtel, Intel) – respective software development suite Design Approach

5. Action Items To Prepare for CDR Secure project funding Review and draft intellectual rights & credits policies Research, recruit talent, & development mechanical/software specifications

6. Timeline

7. Summary Cheap & accessible - $1,500 Powered by 12V DC source (battery/generator) Connects to PC supplied by user Has manipulator to retrieve small objects Water exploration < 50 feet Fresh or saltwater LED auxiliary lighting Numerous user applications