The past few days have been spent in the early design stages of a hybrid ballast system that uses a central vent/blow ballast tank with two smaller piston type trim tanks at either end of the WTC.
This is what I have so far. Still lots of bits and pieces to add to the design but the nuts and bolts of it are there. Central tank will operate as a S.A.S. System and will have two micro LPB. A gas backup will also be added.
The two awkwardly placed 100ml syringes placed on each of the WTC’s end caps will simply be a floating piston style. Each of these will have it’s own peristaltic pump to move water in or out. At the larger open end of the syringe will be a precision laser distance sensor that keep track of the floating piston’s length of stroke.
An Arduino Nano will be on board to help automate much of the dive routine and automatic trimming when switch into auto mode. Depth will be sensed by a precision pressure sensor also feeding back into the Arduino unit.
This is what I have so far. Still lots of bits and pieces to add to the design but the nuts and bolts of it are there. Central tank will operate as a S.A.S. System and will have two micro LPB. A gas backup will also be added.
The two awkwardly placed 100ml syringes placed on each of the WTC’s end caps will simply be a floating piston style. Each of these will have it’s own peristaltic pump to move water in or out. At the larger open end of the syringe will be a precision laser distance sensor that keep track of the floating piston’s length of stroke.
An Arduino Nano will be on board to help automate much of the dive routine and automatic trimming when switch into auto mode. Depth will be sensed by a precision pressure sensor also feeding back into the Arduino unit.
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