Date of Award

2022

Degree Type

Capstone Project

First Advisor

Dr. Bahram Nassersharif

Second Advisor

Dr. Cameron Goodwin

Abstract

Team 10, the Rhody ROVs, was tasked by the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center (RINSC) with designing an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for use in the inspection of fuel elements at the research nuclear reactor located at the University of Rhode Island (URI) Bay Campus in Narragansett. The ROV needed to be radiation resistant, provide a stable camera feed, and be able to move around to inspect multiple fuel elements. The ROV needed to be operable by the staff at RINSC. The team outlined the design specifications and problem definition then performed a long design process to generate solutions to the problem definition and refine a singular design from the best concepts. This process consisted of research into existing solutions and patents as well as the brainstorming of design concepts. The team then ran a series of experiments to prove the viability of the design and created a functional prototype of the design which was then tested and iterated upon. The results of the experiments showed that the team’s design is a viable solution to the task and is competitive with other solutions on the market.

Comments

Team Name: Team 10, Rhody ROVs

Sponsor: Los Alamos National Laboratory

Document Reference: URI-MCE-CAP-FDR-2022-10

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