Night Owls: Technical Report

This 24-page report, from Florida Atlantic University High School, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Night Owls team for the Ranger Class of the 2023 MATE ROV competition. MATE ROV is a global competition that challenges STEM students to build underwater ROVs to complete challenges. The competition is split into the following classes based on build complexity: Explorer, Ranger, Pioneer, Navigator, and Scout.

The report begins with an abstract introducing the Night Owls and their ROV followed by a discussion of teamwork, including aspects of project management, scheduling, resources, ROV assembly. The design rationale section provides an overview of the construction of the team's ROV, highlighting innovation, systems approach, vehicle structure, control/electric systems, payload and tools, propulsion, buoyancy and ballast, building or buying parts, and buying new parts or reusing old ones. Also covered is safety, testing and troubleshooting, accounting for travel and ROV costs, acknowledgments, and references. The following appendices are included: SID (systems integration diagram), Safety Procedures, Travel Budget, ROV Budget, and Schedule Archive.

Manuals for each competition class and technical reports from other teams are available to view separately.