Brandon's Blog

5/4/16
Today was a set up day. We assigned roles to our teammates and planned the work amongst ourselves.

5/6/16
I was absent this day, but my teammates worked on the "What is an ROV?" page and "The Challenge" page. The task had them researching ROVs and finding an example of an ROV. To make up for the work that I missed, I researched an example ROV to use and wrote a paragraph on it the next class period. My teammates also began construction of the ROV.

5/10/16
We watched safety videos on how to use the power tools to safely cut and drill PVC pipes in order to construct the frame. I worked with our team leader to measure the PVC pipes and cut them. The both of us managed to finish cutting and measuring all the parts we need, and will begin drilling them later.

5/11/16
I was absent today due to an AP test. During my absence, my team worked on the thrusters and control box. To make up for my missed time, I worked on assembling the frame and completing the control box after school on Friday.

5/13/16
Today I helped drill holes in the PVC and finish constructing the frame. After school I attached the thrusters to our frame and finished assembling the control box in order to make up for the time I missed. Our ROV ended up being complete and working fine.

5/19/16
The team tested the buoyancy of our ROV and would adjust it by cutting the floaters. About half of the floaters were cut, but it seems to be working well. Our ROV is able to move without any problems so that's a great sign too. Our next task is to figure out what materials we are going to use to complete the challenges.

5/20/16
To complete the challenges, our team decided to use two close hangers as hooks and attached it to our ROV. The ROV ended up becoming to heavy when we tested it with the close hangers attached, and we'll need to either make it lighter or increase its buoyancy. Additionally, we are thinking of adding a net to make it easier to grab things with the hooks.