Mission Specialist Defender Manual Control Exercises

Lesson Description

This exercise set is designed for new users are their first exposure to the world of piloting an ROV and experience as a tether handler and a pilot.

• Topics

  1. Overview
  2. Prerequisites
  3. Tether (mis)Management
  4. Tether Management
  5. TDS - Tether Deployment System
  6. Tether Coiling Practices
  7. Figure Eight Coiling
  8. Over Under Coiling
  9. Tether Connections
  10. Managing Tether
  11. Piloting Skills Development
  12. Vehicle Handling Characteristics
  13. Drive a Box
  14. Follow a Horizontal Feature
  15. Follow a Vertical Feature
  16. Hold Station
  17. Maintain a Heading
  18. Estimating Turns
  19. Find and Follow Your Tether
  20. Forward then Reverse
  21. Penetrate an Opening
  22. Orbit an Object
  23. Tie / Untie a Knot
  24. Manipulator Skills Development
  25. Manipulator Retrieval
  26. Manipulator Placement
  27. Tether Manipulation
  28. Summary

• Lesson Duration: Approximately 3 minutes.

 
Intended Audience

• Novice Operator Candidates
• Technician Candidates

 
Learning Objectives

1. Familiarization with the physical set up procedures for a Mission specialist Defender.
2. Understanding the control and response of the ROV to manual inputs.
3. Awareness and understanding of how to control the system and prevent damage to or harm to people, the ROV or property (e.g. working in a marina near boats).
4. Gain confidence by working through a progression of increasingly challenging exercises.
5. Preparation for using the ROV in real world conditions.

 
Recommended Prerequisites

1. VideoRay Mission Specialist Introduction Video
2. How to Use these Lessons
3. Safety First
4. Mission Specialist Defender System Overview
5. Mission Specialist Standards of Equipment Care and Handling
6. Mission Specialist Defender Computer Overview
7. Greensea Workspace Overview
8. Mission Specialist Defender Xbox Elite Hand Controller Mapping or Mission Specialist Defender IP65 Hand Controller Mapping
9. Mission Specialist Defender Quick Start Instructions
10. Mission Specialist Defender Camera and LED Lights
11. Introduction to ROV Field Operations