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NanoSeeker is a very small, autonomous underwater vehicle. Almost all of the structural parts were 3D printed on a Dimension uPrint, including the propeller. It has: AVR ATmega328 microcontrollerBluetooth module as a serial portHoneywell HMC6343 i2c 3-axis compass, with integrated 3-axis accelerometerProvisions for a very small, SPI pressure sensor (not installed at this time)Custom made linear actuators for dive plane and rudder, using pager gearmotors2 Lipo batteries wired in series (7.4 volts)Magnetic ...

NanoSeeker
NanoSeeker

NanoSeeker is a very small, autonomous underwater vehicle.

Almost all of the structural parts were 3D printed on a Dimension uPrint, including the propeller. It has:

AVR ATmega328 microcontroller
Bluetooth module as a serial port
Honeywell HMC6343 i2c 3-axis compass, with integrated 3-axis accelerometer
Provisions for a very small, SPI pressure sensor (not installed at this time)
Custom made linear actuators for dive plane and rudder, using pager gearmotors
2 Lipo batteries wired in series (7.4 volts)
Magnetic on/off switch

I've ordered a new tube for it, in clear acrylic, so it should look pretty cool once that is done.

I built an early version of this sub before I had a 3D printer, but it didn't work out very well...

Here's what some of the parts look like, hot out of the printer:

The dark globby stuff is support material from the printer, which dissolves away when you soak it in a special solution.

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