Rigger73
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Flight distance : 378478 ft
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If it's going to be an tethered underwater flyable camera - can we get the terminology right please?
Its correct name should be a ROV or Remotely Operated Vehicle.
Non tethered - a subsea drone, fine.
Tethered - its an ROV.
I've been working with ROVs professionally - both observation and workclass - for the last 13 years.
If it's none tethered - I can't see it going very deep at all due to signal transmission issues - and the reason why we still use tethers for power to the sub. The sub is then able to send camera pictures to the surface.
If it's tethered - then we may - may get a subsea working depth of 50m or 150ft.
Depends on materials and sealing.
Consumer wise - I can't see it going much deeper.
Professional ROVs are capable of 6000m, 6Km or just shy of 4 miles.
If it is a consumer ROV - then I'm sure there will loads and loads of lost ROVs in the first weeks of ownership.
Tides, visibility, marine growth snagging the tether. Compass, gyro, depth sensor, altitude sensor?
Flying aerial drones is a doddle compared to ROVs. |
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