Propulsores Alternativos para Remotely Operated Vehicle - ROV

Abstract

This work aims at building an ROV (RemotelyOperated Vehicle) focusing on Control Engineering andAutomation. An ROV is an underwater vehicle, remotelycontrolled, which allows remote observation of the seabedand subsea structures. The work is primarily intended to testhow mobility affects the performance of the thrusters andcost of production (decrease of propellants used) from anROV. Once the vehicle is constructed, tests will beconducted in the pool of IFF, Macaé campus, to evaluate itsperformance and mobility. Given the huge use of ROVs fordifferent areas in different places of the world, the projectwill help other fields of study at our institution, such as: Oiland Gas, Environmental Engineering, Electronics, etc.. Theproject has been developed a year and the board, the vehiclestructure and modules are ready.Index Terms ⎯ Control Engineering, Environmental,Performance, Remotely Operated Vehicle.