Electrical Planning for RoboSub:

• RobotX electronics tour to familiarize new members
  • Who knows electronics the best?
    • Shrey, Aaron, Sean?
  • Comms + Presto carry over to Sub
• RoboSub electronics review
  • Talk to Erin
  • Have newer electrical members shadow
• Old RoboSub - what to transfer?
  • Battery tubes!!
    • Quick change of batteries in water
    • Hot swap battery tubes
      • Similar to RobotX drone
  • Magnetic Estop for BlueROV
  • Low-light cameras
    • How to power cameras w/o frying?
  • DVL
    • “underwater GPS”
  • Synoptic sensors
    • Similar function as LIDAR
  • GPS for above water (lower priority)
  • Adding Jetson Oren Nano
    • Currently Raspberry Pi running ArduPilot
  • Tether-based communication
    • WiFi-based tether for convenience
    • Module next to computer
  • Wireless communication on surface
    • No communication before :(
    • Antenna so we can talk to it when Sub surfaces
  • Physical lights (kinda like a light tower on RobotX)
    • But integrated into vehicle
  • Networking/compute stuff on top
  • Arm/torpedo shooter underneath
    • Based on what tasks we decide to do
    • Need to be integrated into Estop system if done
      • Torpedo PCB - does it have an Estop?
  • Relays to kill motors (like done on RobotX)
  • Balance - mechanical issue
  • Vents for battery - mechanical issue
  • Modularity - don’t have to disconnect too much
  • Network switch?
• Compliance - for both RoboSub and RobotX long-term
• New members
  • Conceptual design review
    • Research of peripherals
    • Look at old RoboSub designs of champions