ROV stands for Remotely Operated Vehicle and is different from an AOV which is an Autonomous Operated Vehicle. An ROV uses a tether to connect the bot to a remote control, otherwise known as a switch, that you use to operate the vehicle while an AOV does not have a tether. The major parts to an ROV are the motors, control box, switch, tether, structure, and camera. You need at least three motors to move an ROV; two placed horizontally within the structure and one placed vertically. The two horizontal motors control forward, back, left and right movement while the single vertical motor controls up and down movement. The most common way for an ROV to sense the world is with the use of a camera, although an alternative method would be to use some sort of sonar to map the surrounding area.
Two famous ROV's are the Hercules, which was made by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration to preform scientific tasks and recover ancient ship wrecked artifacts; and the ROPOS, which was also designed by the NOAA to preform various scientific tasks and gather research at depths of up to 5,000 meters.
Two famous ROV's are the Hercules, which was made by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration to preform scientific tasks and recover ancient ship wrecked artifacts; and the ROPOS, which was also designed by the NOAA to preform various scientific tasks and gather research at depths of up to 5,000 meters.
Sources:
US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "NOAA Ocean Explorer Home." NOAA Ocean Explorer Podcast RSS. N.p., 18 Sept. 2012. Web. 04 May 2017.
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