Deep Sea Tactics: Technical Report

This 20-page report, from Landstown High School, describes the design and construction of the underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) created by the Deepsea Tactics 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 Deepsea Tactics and their ROV followed by a summary of the five team groups and each team member's tasks. The design rationale section provides an overview of the design and construction of the team's ROV, highlighting the engineering rationale, innovation, systems approach, vehicle structure and systems, control and electrical systems, and propulsion. Next, the safety, physical design, and electrical design of the team's vertical profiling float is discussed. Also covered is safety procedures, ROV safety features, testing and troubleshooting, budget, travel expense estimates, cost accounting, which parts were purchased and reused, income sources, and acknowledgments. Additionally, the report includes system integration diagrams (SIDs) for the ROV and the vertical profiling float.

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