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I built an ROV to solve missing person cases

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Re: I built an ROV to solve missing person cases

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Post by tamimio »

I loved the project!! I also like how “messy” the room is, reminded me of my room (1) when I was working from home years ago.

I haven’t read the whole thing but I will, however, I did go through the technical details, some notes:

> This model didn’t have a long enough range on the analog sticks

I see you are using Radiomaster tx16s, pro tip: You can use ELRS 2W model on BOTH transmitter and the receiver, don’t use the typical receiver unit, use another transmitter and flash it as a receiver, and you would have 2W on both sides, preferably 900mhz not 2.4ghz, and you would’ve hundreds of kilometers of range and strong obstacles penetration.

For the camera and the tether, technically you can get rid of the tether and use wireless comms, but probably what you did is the best for bucks solution.

Overall, looks great!

(1) https://tamim.io/professional_projects/nerds-heavy-lift-dron...

Re: I built an ROV to solve missing person cases

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Post by jonah »

The quest he mentions as inspiration - Tom Mahood's "The Hunt for the Death Valley Germans" - is a fascinating read and worth your time.

https://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hu...

I first read it seven years ago and similar to the author, it inspired me to join my local Search & Rescue team which has been incredibly rewarding. I highly recommend doing that to anyone who wants to combine a love of the outdoors, specialized skills, serving the community, and helping people in their worst moments. (And doesn't mind getting up at 3am in pouring rain and going out and pushing through dense underbrush for hours!)

Re: I built an ROV to solve missing person cases

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Post by lemonlime0x3C33 »

This was incredibly well written and the project itself was super cool to see come together. I worked on building UAV's in University but seeing the unique challenges with dealing with water from a signals perspective was really intriguing.

Good luck with any future cases and can't wait to see what upgrades you make!

Re: I built an ROV to solve missing person cases

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Post by octernion »

having built autonomous ROVs in college, i'm absolutely astonished at what this person accomplished essentially on their own. they are so finicky and piloting them is a whole skill set on its own.

and, what perseverance; it really did read like a detective story and what a good job distilling the cases down to their basics.

what a cool read and an absolute triumph of an accomplishment.

Re: I built an ROV to solve missing person cases

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Post by rrr_oh_man »

tamimio wrote: post #11

I loved the project!! I also like how “messy” the room is, reminded me of my room (1) when I was working from home years ago. I haven’t read the whole thing but I will, however, I did go through the technical details, some notes: > This model didn’t have a long enough range on the analog sticks I see you are using Radiomaster tx16s, pro tip: You can use ELRS 2W model on BOTH transmitter and the receiver, don’t use th…

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Re: I built an ROV to solve missing person cases

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Post by tamimio »

rrr_oh_man wrote: post #16
tamimio wrote: post #11

I loved the project!! I also like how “messy” the room is, reminded me of my room (1) when I was working from home years ago. I haven’t read the whole thing but I will, however, I did go through the technical details, some notes: > This model didn’t have a long enough range on the analog sticks I see you are using Radiomaster tx16s, pro tip: You can use ELRS 2W model on BOTH transmitter and the receiver, don’t use th…

Access denied - The owner of this website (tamim.io) does not allow hotlinking to that resource

Sorry my bad, I added an exclusion rule, thanks.
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