MATE Center Summer Institute 2013
MATE ROV Building Tutorials for the SCOUT Class (Introductory ROV Building)
The following videos are designed to be used by teachers, students, mentors and parents to assist with ROV
building. Please review all the videos and write notes on how to improve each video to share with us at the
institute. The videos are password protected. The password is: zande
The first four videos have review questions for you. Please be familiar with this information. Allow about 4
hours to review the all introductory MATE videos. [the comments in red are corrections that will be made to the
video] We are asking you to review the videos to make additional improvements. Thank you!
Tutorial 1A: Introduction to Electricity (4:04) http://vimeo.com/album/2352183/video/53633663
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Provide a definition for electricity.
Explain the difference between AC and DC.
Define voltage.
Define amperage.
Define resistance.
Why do we commonly use copper in wires?
Tutorial 1B: Ohm’s Law (3:14) http://vimeo.com/album/2352183/video/64323118
1. Write down Ohm’s law.
2. If the voltage increases, what will happen to the amperage?
3. If the resistance increases, what will happen to the amperage?
[The following slides will be inserted into the video]
Tutorial 2A: Basic Circuitry with DPDT Switch (1:34) http://vimeo.com/album/2352184/video/64323120
1. Define DPDT.
Tutorial 2B: Wiring a Motor to Run in Forward or Reverse (4:49)
http://vimeo.com/album/2352184/video/64335287
1. Draw a picture of a DPDT switch and explain how it works.
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Tutorial 2C: Three Switches Controlling Three Motors (1:46)
http://vimeo.com/album/2352184/video/64335288
Tutorial 3A: Multimeter and Voltage (3:41) http://vimeo.com/album/2352191/video/64335289
[We add some text that says “Make sure to wear safety glasses when measuring live circuits.” At 03:30 add a
slide on black background that says “Do not measure AC voltage with a multimeter.”]
Tutorial 3B: Multimeter and Resistance (2:48) http://vimeo.com/album/2352191/video/64764150
[Rerecord audio for the section where Matt accidentally says point one six rather than one point six. Pay
attention to the audio starting at the 1:35 mark, Need to rerecord “we get a reading of about 1.6 ohms” Keep
listening until the 2:00 mark. Matt slightly slurs a few words, so if you are recording audio anyways, we could
have him continue to the text from the 2:00 mark. Reshoot: The battery is dead in the multimeter. That is why is
says -1.]
Tutorial 3C: Multimeter and Amperage (2:41) http://vimeo.com/album/2352191/video/64323121
[At 01:38 insert a schematic of the of the power flow after you text the motor. ]
Tutorial 4A: Different Types of Power Sources (4:02) http://vimeo.com/album/2352199/video/64362400
[At 00:18 the Battery shown is not a marine battery! We need to give you a new photo. We need to reshoot the
AC to DC converter – remove the electrical outlet from the box – and clean the box, remove the tape. ]
Tutorial 4B: Why We Need a Fuse (2:51) http://vimeo.com/album/2352199/video/64363933
[Use this slide and do a voice over. We need to replace the photos of fuses at 01:34 the fuses are not blown
correctly there are just burned up]
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Tutorial 4C: Safety and Batteries (2:23) http://vimeo.com/album/2352199/video/64403980
[Change battery photo to marine battery.]
Tutorial 4D: Electrical Safety Demonstrations (4:19) http://vimeo.com/album/2352199/video/64421197
This may encourage the kids to try all these crazy things. But some of the parts are still good. Do not
make this video public. We will reshoot many parts of this.]
Tutorial 5A : not there
Tutorial 5B: Basic Soldering (3:46) http://vimeo.com/album/2353562/video/64403982
Series 6 Uses the SeaMATE PufferFish kit, it is cheaper and a little easier because it uses the crimp method.
I recommend skipping to the Series 7 Video and then returning to 6 if you have time. Series 6 and 7 are the ROV
building methods for two different types of control boxes and motors but there is some redundancy.
Tutorial 6A: Wiring the Control Box Using the Crimp Method (6:16)
http://vimeo.com/album/2353540/video/64843428
Tutorial 6B: Preparing Your Switches and Wires: (2:13) http://vimeo.com/album/2353540/video/64403983
Tutorial 6C: Crimping Wires to the Back of Switches (3:30)
http://vimeo.com/album/2353540/video/64403984
Tutorial 6D: Preparing and Installing the Tether Wire (5:57)
http://vimeo.com/album/2353540/video/64753102
[Starting at the 3:53 mark, the narration does not match the video. Here is what needs to be rerecorded to
match the video. Reshoot as follows “As we look at the back of the switches, we are going to attach the orange
and orange/white wire to the lower left switch. We are going to attach the green and green/white wire to the
lower right switch. And we are going to attach the brown and brown/white wire to the top switch.”]
Tutorial 6E: Attaching the Power Cord (3:00) http://vimeo.com/album/2353540/video/64759948
[1:39 mark, it would make sense to add the following narration, “Attach the black power wire to the side with
the yellow jumper wires, the negative side.” Also, I used a photo of banana plugs that I just pulled from internet
since I did not have a good close up from our filming sessions. If you think this will be a copyright problem, I will
need a close up shot of banana plugs that clearly shows the set screws. (Or you could give me some banana
plugs when I am up in Monterey this weekend and I will take the close up shots.) Insert a something about
strain relief for the power cord at 01:45. At the end of this video insert a screen that states: “Do not connect
your control box to a power source or place in water without a fuse. Please watch video 6F. MATT – does your
board schematic meet Scott’s expectations at 02:33?]
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Tutorial 6F: Adding a Fuse to the Circuit (1:53) http://vimeo.com/album/2353540/video/64762519
Tutorial 6G: Attaching Propellers to the Motors (2:38)
http://vimeo.com/album/2353540/video/66531013
Tutorial 6H: Attaching the Motors to the Tether (3:35) http://vimeo.com/album/2353540/video/66531946
Video series 7 uses the SeaMATE AngelFish kit. It uses bilge pump motors that are a little more expensive but
are much more durable. The AngelFish kit also uses the solder method, not the crimp method.
Tutorial 7A: Tools and Components (4:23) http://vimeo.com/album/2352203/video/59268127
[At about the 2:20 mark, it would be nice to add a shot showing the 6 wires inside the gray CAT five cable, Good,
let’s replace the photo of the battery with a marine battery when we can.]
Tutorial 7B: Preparing the Control Box (4:02) http://vimeo.com/album/2352203/video/64323124
Tutorial 7C: Preparing the Power Wire (3:38) http://vimeo.com/album/2352203/video/64323125
Tutorial 7D: Preparing the X Wire and Tether Wire (3:17) http://vimeo.com/album/2352203/video/59270184
Tutorial 7E: Solder Wires to Switches (3:05) http://vimeo.com/album/2352203/video/59270184
[this video needs a bit of revising, too many comments to list]
Tutorial 7F: Left-handed and Right-handed Propellers (3:47)
http://vimeo.com/album/2352203/video/59272662
[Need a graphic at 38 seconds to illustrate this.]
Tutorial 7G: Attaching Power Cord (3:27) http://vimeo.com/album/2352203/video/59276175
Tutorial 7H: Inserting a Fuse (3:12) http://vimeo.com/album/2352203/video/59276844
Tutorial 7I: Attaching the Propellers to Motors (1:48) http://vimeo.com/album/2352203/video/59277600
Tutorial 7J: Attaching Motors to the Tether (2:43) http://vimeo.com/album/2352203/video/59278575
Tutorial 7K: Waterproofing the Motor Connection (2:41) http://vimeo.com/album/2352203/video/64335292
Tutorial (#): How to Waterproof a Camera (8:12) http://vimeo.com/album/2361408/video/53040425
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