Latis II Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle Technical Report

REFLECTIONS
MIKE BERNIER
As team leader/manager I feel that I had some
of the greatest responsibilities of the team. I
learned a lot from pushing myself as a leader
and as an engineer. This was a very timeconsuming
and resolve-testing project that
brought out some of the best and worst in me
as a leader and I applaud my team for taking
both with acceptance and criticism. I can only
hope to take what I have learned over these
past months and apply it to everything I do in
my professional career to come. I would also
like to thank all of our supporters, advisors,
family and friends in their contributions of time
and resources to our project.
RYAN FOLEY
Working on the electronics and programming of
the ROVs was a rewarding experience. After
seeing many control styles through other
robotics competitions, I was thrilled that the
team was able to implement the feed-forward
control arms. Not being limited to a certain set
of allowable parts, as is the case in other
competitions I have been a part of, was a
unique experience. Being able to research,
compare, select, and implement a variety of
parts and systems was good practice for realworld
engineering. Working on the ROV was a
rewarding opportunity to work on a robotics
project that was out of my comfort zone.
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LATIS II
TECHNICAL REPORT
PHILIP RIOUX
Learning the process of integrating software
with electrical components, and hardware, has
been my greatest professional accomplishment
of the Latis project. Understanding the entire
process allows me to design the hardware with
the software in mind. I am grateful to the MATE
organization for offering me, through the ROV
competition, a venue to grow my understanding
of the design process, as well as develop many
new technical skills that will serve me well in my
career for years to come.
AMELIA STECH
Establishing the first ROV team from the
University of Maine has been rewarding and
challenging. Having no previous experience in
robotics, machining and programming, working
on the Latis project expanded my knowledge
tremendously. I focused on the electrical
components of the ROV and was able to gain a
hands-on-experience in what goes on to
communicate with the main components.
Documenting everything that was considered
and done showed to be a helpful task. I am
proud to be a part of one of the hardest
working and dedicated capstone teams which
set a solid foundation for future MATE
Competitions.