ShrimpROV

🦐 ShrimpROV

Bionic lobster–inspired ROV 🌊

This repository contains mechanical design and presentation assets for an underwater vehicle styled after a lobster. It targets observation and light underwater work, with propulsion, buoyancy, and manipulators arranged as modules for easier fabrication and maintenance.

Languages: English (this page) · 简体中文

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✨ Design highlights

Module	Description
🦾 Sector-gear arm	Sector-gear drive layout for the arm / gripper, enabling swing and grasp-related DOFs within a compact envelope.
🧭 Cable-vector thrust	Cable-actuated blades and thruster components for adjustable thrust direction and better attitude / heading control.
💧 Controllable buoyancy chamber	Works with pump assemblies (including NEMA17 pump–related builds) to adjust water volume or bladder state for trim and buoyancy tweaks.
📡 Wireless relay buoy	Surface relay buoy concept to extend wireless links and control range and reduce tether-limited radius.
📷 Panoramic remote view	Wide-angle / multi-camera concept (models reference wide USB cameras) for a larger field of view on the operator side.
⚙️ Custom propeller design	In-house blades, hubs, and hardware interfacing with brushless motors for iterative prop tuning.

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📂 Repository layout

ShrimpROV/
├── README.md              # This file (English)
├── doc/                   # Translations and extra docs
│   └── README.zh-CN.md    # Chinese README
├── LICENSE                # MIT license
├── picture/               # Renders and photos
│   ├── Screenshot.png
│   └── …
└── SolidWorks2025/        # SolidWorks 2025 parts (.SLDPRT) and assemblies (.SLDASM)

Major assemblies include the tail (Tail), paddle-drive segments (PaddleDriverHead / Middle / Tail / Auxiliary), gripper (GripperM120_2), pump group (NEMA17Pump), and full-vehicle assemblies (some .SLDASM names use Chinese labels such as “龙虾”). Exact filenames are as shown in your file explorer.

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📖 Usage

1. Software: Open models under SolidWorks2025 with SolidWorks 2025 (or a compatible SolidWorks release).
2. Reuse / derivatives: If you fabricate or modify from these files, verify dimensions, materials, and sealing yourself, and perform leak and strength checks before diving.
3. Images: picture/ holds visuals for README and external presentation.

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🖼️ Appearance reference

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🔗 Related repositories

Part	Repository
Firmware / control	Lain-Ego0/BionicLobster-ROV — dual STM32 firmware (actuators, sensors, board communication, quad stability).
Vision / companion app	zhizhizzzzzzz/OceanSphere — Android UDP panoramic VR video and motion-control buttons for the robot stack.

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📜 License

Models and documentation are under LICENSE (MIT, Copyright © 2025 Snowo). Retain the license and copyright notice when using or redistributing.