ROV Engineer

Welcome to Week 5

You are a marine engineer who is working as part of a team of engineers to design an underwater remote-operated vehicle that can accomplish a number of specific tasks. As you consider the design, you will need to conduct research on currently existing ROV's and the special features they possess.Your goal is to design an underwater remote operated vehicle that can help scientists search a new shipwreck that has been just discovered in the Atlantic Ocean.

Overview

Introduction

A new shipwreck has been discovered in the Atlantic Ocean at the following coordinates: Latitude: 44N 1' 23" Longitude: 55W 19' 53." The team that discovered it is very excited, but they will need an ROV to help research the site and discover as much about the shipwreck as they can, as well as the impact the shipwreck may have had on the aquatic ecosystem.

Audience

You and your team will need to present your ROV to the scientific team conducting the research for approval. Each member of the scientific team expects the robot to help conduct specific research related to his or her field of inquiry. (ie. Historian, Chemical Engineer, Aquatic Biologist, etc.)

Situation

A new shipwreck has been discovered in the Atlantic Ocean at the following coordinates: 441'23"N 5519'53"W. The team that discovered it is very excited, but they will need an ROV to help research the site and discover as much about the shipwreck as they can, as well as the impact the shipwreck may have had on the aquatic ecosystem. Based upon the coordinates, what environment will the ROV need to navigate and explore? What special features will you need to include on the ROV to maximize the chance for success when investigating the shipwreck?

Step 1: Review

Before you pick your product, spend about 30 minutes today reviewing Biodiversity & ROVs. To the left you will find videos to support your learning. Below are some review questions to guide your note taking.

What is a Remote Operating Vehicle?
What are the main parts of a ROV?
What are ROVs used for?
What is biodiversity?
How do humans impact biodiversity?

Step 2: Research & Choose a Product

Below are the three products you can choose to create. There is a description of each task and the rubric above it. In order to develop your product you will need to do some research to inform your design. Read through the articles and watch videos to learn more about ROVs and feel free to look for additional resources to support your learning.

Video: Trident Dive in MA

Video: Deep Sea Detectives

Article 1: Potentially Polluting Wrecks in US Waters

Article 2: Locating Shipwrecks along Norwegian Coast

Article 3: An Ocean of Data

Article 4: Neurus reaches deepest part of ocean

Article 5: Should you Dive War Graves?

Article 6: Underwater Robot Swims Free

Zoom Presentation

Your team will be presenting through a web-conferencing system to the researchers.This system will allow all to communicate and work collaboratively at a distance. They are currently on a ship on the Atlantic Ocean and the only way they can communicate with you is through this system. Be sure that your presentation is between 3-5 minutes and includes all the critical information about your design the researchers will need to make a decision about using your product. Share with the researchers the engineering attributes that you have included to help gather and preserve artifacts. Also, share how the ROV can be used in locations too difficult for underwater divers.

Technical Report

Presentation Notes (Technical Report): Create a set of notes for your presentation that addresses the critical engineering, scientific, historical, and environmental purposes that your ROV can address. Include within your notes critical aspects of the materials and technology used. As you create the technical report be sure to consider the big ideas for each area under consideration:

1. Design a solution to this complex real-world problem, based on scientific knowledge, sources of evidence, prioritized criteria, and tradeoff considerations.

2. In many situations, a dynamic and condition-dependent balance between a reaction and the reverse reaction determines the numbers of all types of molecules present.

3. Historical analysis enables us to identify continuities over time in core institutions, values, ideals, and traditions, as well as processes that lead to change within societies and institutions, and that result in innovation and the development of new ideas, values and ways of life.

4. Design, evaluate and refine a solution for reducing the impact of humans on biodiversity and the environment.

Graphic/Scientific/ Scaled Model

Choose one of the critical parts of your Remote Operated Vehicle and create a drawing of the specific part or how the part is positioned on the ROV. Be sure to apply geometric methods to help solve design problems (e.g., designing an object or structure to satisfy physical constraints or minimize cost). Within this drawing be sure all aspects of the movement and purpose of the part is explained through a visual representation with labels as needed. Choose a level of accuracy appropriate to limitations on measurement when reporting quantities.

Step 3: Design & Create

Brainstorm Ideas

It's time to think about product development. You will begin with ideation, which is the start of the creative process. During the ideation phase, you will brainstorm with your group about all the potential ways you could approach this product. Remember, the more creative and innovative your ideas are at this stage, the better! Your group will need to check and make sure that each of your initial ideas are meeting the requirements related to the goal, audience and product description. What are the directions or criteria that need to be followed? Who is your audience and what will they need from this product?

Analyze & Decide

As you discuss the possibilities during your brainstorming, you will narrow the ideas down to those that seem like they would best solve the problem or address the challenge. Once you have narrowed down to two or three ideas, grab some paper and a pencil and make an outline or sketch a plan for each one. What will the product need to include? How will you best use the information that you found in your research to create it? What would the product look like based upon each idea?

After outlining your product ideas. Discuss with your group and decide on ONE that you would like to move forward with. When you have selected one idea, you will move on to the creation phase, keeping in mind that you may go through several rounds of creation and revision before you are ready to present.

Create & Revise

It is possible that while you are creating the first version of your product, you will develop more questions that need to be answered before you can continue. If so, you may need to do additional research. Reflect on how any new information affects your product and make revisions as needed.

Your group should also be looking at the rubric during the creation phase. Here, you can practice thinking critically and collaborating with your peers to understand what needs to be included in your product. Then, you should reflect on whether or not your initial work meets those criteria. If you realize that it does not, you may need to go back and make additional revisions.

As you work through the process of creating and revising your product, communication with your teacher and classmates will be very valuable. Asking for help and discussing your product with others can help you clarify whether or not your product meets the goal of the task and is appropriate for the audience.

Remember, creating this product is a fun opportunity to apply what you have learned about important topics in a more creative and independent way.

Step 4: Reflect

Congratulations - You finished! Now take some time to reflect on the process. Look at the questions below to guide your reflection.

What classroom content did you use to create your products and solve the issue/challenge?

What skills did you use (21st century skills) to work through the task and finish the project?

What problems did you encounter while you were working on this task? How did you solve them?

What did you learn were your greatest strengths? Your biggest areas for improvement?

What part of your work are you most proud of? What would you do differently next time? Why?

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