Alex Williams
Alex Williams
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Open Source Underwater glider - 2017HackadayPrize
More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Music: Kevin Macleod - Cheery Monday
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Відео

Underwater glider glide test 3
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This is another glide test for the glider More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Underwater glider glide test 2
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This is another glide test for the glider More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Peristaltic pump pressure test
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A test to see if the peristaltic pump can maintain a pressure differential with a bladder attached More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Printed parametric planetary gearbox peristaltic pump
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A quick spin demonstration of the printed pump Derived from: tim.cexx.org/?p=1282 More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Peristaltic pump test - emptying water bag
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Another test with the printed peristaltic pump More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Peristaltic pump test with water
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A water test of a printed peristaltic pump More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Underwater glider glide demonstration
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This is a glide demonstration for the underwater glider More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Underwater glider underwater testing
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An underwater test of the underwater glider. More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Underwater glider homing
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This is a demo of the different movement systems of the underwater glider homing themselves without an external power source. More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Underwater glider buoyancy engine test
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This is a buoyancy engine test for the underwater glider More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Underwater glider movement test
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This is a movement test/demo of the underwater glider More information found here: hackaday.io/project/20458-underwater-glider
Motion tracking test
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First ever Motion tracking in blender. Original footage taken with a Nikon J1. Wooden texture from blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?246113-A-fine-procedural-wood-material-for-Cycles
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BookSphere 360 View
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BookSphere 360 View

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @avoidRayan
    @avoidRayan 19 годин тому

    Hi Alex, This is Arman from Bangladesh and I am a huge fan of your work. I am currently developing an Underwater Glider (UG) as part of my Post-Graduate Thesis, where I will be testing the gliding performance of a UG with wings of different shapes. For that purpose, your contents of HACKADAY are helping me a lot. However, I have checked the website of Blue Robotics, where within the available watertight enclosures with a 4'" diameter (as mentioned in your part list), the maximum available length is 400 mm, but I think you used a tube with 1000 mm (1 m) length. Could you please suggest to me how I can manage an enclosure with the same specifications as yours? It would be a great help. Thanks in advance for your time.

  • @loleklolkowski8567
    @loleklolkowski8567 4 місяці тому

    Any progress on the ardupilot side of things or no?

  • @flaparoundfpv8632
    @flaparoundfpv8632 5 місяців тому

    What's the depth limit on those syringes? Do they wear out and start to leak?

  • @db4jazz
    @db4jazz 5 місяців тому

    Brilliant

  • @forrestallison1879
    @forrestallison1879 Рік тому

    Nice vapor smoothed parts. At what depth will your bouyancy system work? I been doing calculations for building oen to 100 meters and the pressure is absolutely prohibitive

  • @cihattekne7265
    @cihattekne7265 2 роки тому

    syringe and worm screw are adjacent but syringes dont spin on their own axis. Why ?

  • @googleyoutubechannel8554
    @googleyoutubechannel8554 2 роки тому

    Neat project! Great integration effort, and beautiful pitch and roll system, looks novel! But I wonder if this design is a complete dead end,. There is so much 'dry' space in the motor area, I think we both know there's no way this design, fundamentally, could ever achieve a worthwhile glide depth (which is the whole point of these things...)I doubt it could even do 10 atm, so isn't this all show? It's like an impossible, but cool, airplane design that just drives around the runway?

  • @vaseemmehrancp9372
    @vaseemmehrancp9372 2 роки тому

    Very nice

  • @jaredneaves7007
    @jaredneaves7007 3 роки тому

    G'day are you still working on another version? Been looking into making one in the future.

  • @Archin-dn4bp
    @Archin-dn4bp 3 роки тому

    How much more distance can a glider sail than a boat of the same weight on the same battery charge?

  • @agungsaputra1503
    @agungsaputra1503 4 роки тому

    hello Mr. Alex, Can I Have A schematic or desaign CAD your project abaout underwater glider?

  • @salwaelouattab2749
    @salwaelouattab2749 5 років тому

    Budget du projet svp?

  • @Uncleking_92i
    @Uncleking_92i 5 років тому

    Hi Alex, I find this project very interesting. I'm currently an engineer student doing my last internship in Malaysia and my main mission is programming an underwater glider with arduino. However i'm not very familiar with programming. Is it possible to have an access on some code that you used on this software to create the movements of descents in depth and rising on the surface of the glider for example. This could allow me to better understand and get on track. I would be very grateful to you

  • @AirborneSurfer
    @AirborneSurfer 6 років тому

    Well done! Very cool!

  • @samykamkar
    @samykamkar 6 років тому

    Nice!

  • @orientalexpress292
    @orientalexpress292 6 років тому

    Awesome

  • @clubscientifiquedegeniemar8196
    @clubscientifiquedegeniemar8196 6 років тому

    hello Mr.Alex , i want to know wich sensor you used for getting the vehicule almost touch the ground ?did you used a proximity sensor or what?thank you

    • @alexwilliams8878
      @alexwilliams8878 6 років тому

      The current demonstration use a timer, however there is a pressure sensor (www.bluerobotics.com/store/electronics/bar30-sensor-r1/) at the back of the glider which will be used to start ascending when the glider reaches a certain depth. Underwater proximity sensors are particularly expensive so I will explore alternative solutions for detecting the bottom of the water body first.

    • @clubscientifiquedegeniemar8196
      @clubscientifiquedegeniemar8196 6 років тому

      thank you

  • @clubscientifiquedegeniemar8196
    @clubscientifiquedegeniemar8196 6 років тому

    Mr Alex can you please tell us why you used a gearbox planetary in the open source underwater glider ?i mean what is the role of the gearbox?

    • @alexwilliams8878
      @alexwilliams8878 6 років тому

      The planetary gearbox is used as a torque multiplier so that the stepper motor rotating the central mass section can generate enough torque.

    • @clubscientifiquedegeniemar8196
      @clubscientifiquedegeniemar8196 6 років тому

      thank you Mr.Alex , i am working on it in my master thesis , and i will use your model to do a study about it , how much can reach in depht and how much can stay in the water ?

    • @alexwilliams8878
      @alexwilliams8878 6 років тому

      Over the coming days I will be testing the buoyancy engine to determine a depth rating for the glider - I'll keep you posted :-)

  • @clubscientifiquedegeniemar8196
    @clubscientifiquedegeniemar8196 6 років тому

    what is the gearbox ?what is the role of the gearbox in the seaglider ?

    • @alexwilliams8878
      @alexwilliams8878 6 років тому

      The planetary gearbox is used as a torque multiplier so that the stepper motor rotating the central mass section can generate enough torque.

  • @kieranmarshall6251
    @kieranmarshall6251 6 років тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @MrMeeb
      @MrMeeb 6 років тому

      Kieran Marshall ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @EmmanuelMess
    @EmmanuelMess 6 років тому

    How did you get the idea to use a buoyant motor?

    • @alexwilliams8878
      @alexwilliams8878 6 років тому

      The buoyancy engine is the only way an underwater glider would work, so I had a look at commercial underwater gliders and they typically use an oil bladder (they pump oil from an internal to external bladder to decrease overall density and vice versa) or syringes for their engines. A syringe system is easier and there are a couple of designs out there (mainly a servo on the end of a modified syringe), so I tried my best to iterate upon this and build a complete system.

    • @michaelgimbel4418
      @michaelgimbel4418 5 років тому

      @@alexwilliams8878 other than a propeller bruh...

    • @coolkidbmx6851
      @coolkidbmx6851 5 років тому

      @@michaelgimbel4418 It's much much much more efficient than a prop

  • @citronski
    @citronski 6 років тому

    For friendships sake, get rid of the background music! Is this the teletubby theme? Other than that i'm really interested and hope your project will move along.

    • @alexwilliams8878
      @alexwilliams8878 6 років тому

      The music comment is noted for future videos :) (I wanted some kind of background noise and was short on time so couldn't find anything better). Although I've been able to put minimal time into the glider over the last couple of months, I hope that I'm able to make some good progress with the project in the near future.

    • @ronaldmoretto4844
      @ronaldmoretto4844 3 роки тому

      Agreed, you can find better free background music on bensound.com

  • @therealbillrichardson
    @therealbillrichardson 6 років тому

    Awesome project!

  • @ChristieNel
    @ChristieNel 7 років тому

    Very nice!

  • @adamlangworthy
    @adamlangworthy 7 років тому

    Mine some karma on /r/oddlysatisfying

  • @adamlangworthy
    @adamlangworthy 7 років тому

    Good to see that it works in both directions!

    • @alexwilliams8878
      @alexwilliams8878 7 років тому

      Yeah, some peristaltic pumps have asymmetrical inlet/outlets, but the glider will run into problems if it can only go in one direction :')

  • @Burner11111
    @Burner11111 7 років тому

    That mass assembly looks like 18650 batteries. Do you have plan to use use it also as battery?

    • @alexwilliams8878
      @alexwilliams8878 7 років тому

      Yes, the 18650 batteries in the mass assembly should allow for the glider to function without an external power source.

  • @FrankLadd
    @FrankLadd 7 років тому

    Would it help to have a bit of Dihedral in the wings to add a bit of stability so the control system did not have to work to hard and use too much power?

    • @alexwilliams8878
      @alexwilliams8878 7 років тому

      It would be beneficial to have dihedral wings as this would reduce overall power usage and make the software slightly easier (It would have to compensate less). I’ll look at changing the wings for the next revision of the glider, thank you for the suggestion.