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ENGR 100.600: Underwater Vehicle Design (NAME)
Faculty:
Laura Alford (NAME),
Robin Fowler (TechComm),
Lee Hibbard (TechComm)
Fall Term
Winter Term
“Allowing us to go through the entire process of imagining a solution, designing it, building it, and testing it was really cool. I learned a lot from the project and going through all the different aspects of developing our design.”
– Student
Course Description:
Remotely controlled underwater vehicles are used in a variety of contexts, including monitoring coral reef health, installing offshore wind turbines, and exploring shipwrecks. In this section, you will design, build, and test a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for underwater exploration. You will learn:
- Pressure, buoyancy, and stability; basic electrical circuits; and systems design
- Basic manufacturing skills including 3D modeling and printing, soldering, and construction
- Team communication and collaboration, technical documentation (presentations and reports), probability, statistics, risk, and ethics
For more information, please see the course website and this more detailed course description.
IMPORTANT: This section has a mandatory showcase on a Saturday. For Winter 2025, we anticipate this showcase will be on April 5, 2025. If you cannot be available for approximately 3 hours on this date, you should take a different ENGR 100 section.
Term Project:
Design, build, and test a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) that is highly maneuverable underwater and driven by a control box of your own design, and then present your design to the client
Labs:
Hands-on learning about the basics of hydrodynamics, structures, 3D modeling, and electronics with several weeks devoted to building and testing your team’s ROV
