OpenROV is a OpenSource underwater vehicle, remotely operated from a standard browser via a Node.js application running on an embedded linux board (the BeagleBone) and connected to a webcam and an Arduino.
In this presentation I tell you some insights on how the ROV is put together, mainly focusing on the software component.
2. WHAT IS OPENROV
OpenROV is an open source robotic submarine
designed to make underwater exploration possible for
everyone.
By Eric Stackpole and David Lang .
5. THE GOAL
Invented to discover a hidden treasure in an underwater
cave.
But also to:
Make underwater exploration accessible to everyone
Very low cost
Extensible
16. NODE.JS
Spawns a new process for the camera capture
Communicates over socket.io with the browser
Handles unpackaging/compilation/upload to the b
Sends commands to Arduino
19. THE FUTURE
Complete v1 features
Refactor code
Handle automatic update of code
Allow extensibility, both HW and SW
20. MORE INFO
http://openrov.com - OpenROV community Site
https://github.com/OpenROV - Get the code
Twitter: @openrov
http://dronesandrovs.wordpress.com - My Build
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