Prep for BWET Mentoring

The AARR Team has been gearing up for participating in some more community outreach through the BWET Mentoring program.  For two weeks, beginning March 7, the R. J. Frank Middle School students will learn and discover the possibilities of underwater exploration and benefits of research through the use of Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).  Not only do they get to learn about these vehicles, but they actually get to build their own out of PVC pipe and deploy them in water to complete assigned tasks.

Our team has been putting kits together and came up with a new design for this year.

All semester the Team has been working diligently to finish the build of 8 Pufferfish Mate control boards and the complete wiring to the motors.  These control boards will allow the students to maneuver the ROVs when they are deployed in water.

Our Team’s 3-D printers are being used to make the motor mounts for the Underwater ROVs.