Harrison- Today was the practice day. At the pool the ROV had to maneuver through the obstacle course. It is a series of hoops that are vertical, horizontal, and diagonal. It was very challenging due to refraction. It was hard to tell where the ROV was in relation to the hoops. Some changes had to be made in order to make the ROV neutrally buoyant. The ROV was also hindered by the fact that when vertical propeller is used the positioning of the ROV is interrupted. The balance is off, so it is hard to steer. The ROV was not tested in the salvage challenge due to time constraints. That will be the hardest challenge in the real competition.
Jill- Today the team was able to practice using the control system of the ROV in the water. The team finished attaching the motors and cutting off parts of the pool noodles, and was able to keep the ROV neutrally buoyant. The team found trouble when attempting to maneuver the ROV, but in the end the ROV was successfully passed through each of the hoops and back.
Sky: Today we practiced our ROV in the water. I operated control panel and we managed to navigate the ROV through 5 sets of rings, each orientated in at different angles. After setting the ROV down we noticed that the ROV was tilting forward, so we cut off of some of the foam in order to let it drive smoothly.
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