SEAPERCH--WHAT A DEAL!

We have been awarded a grant that will allow us to participate in the SeaPerch challenge.  SeaPerch, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, is a competitive program that requires teams to build a submersible Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) capable of beating the competing teams in an underwater challenge. 

I anticipate that we will have two local teams competing against each other.  The winning team may then go on to regional and even national competition. Each team will represent a company that wants to sell the U.S. Navy a ROV requested by the Navy to complete certain challenges.  The teams will have to build the ROV, make a presentation, and actually operate it in competition.  The process will take approximately four months from about October to about February (exact dates are yet to be determined). 

For planning, each team will consist of four or five cadets with at least one senior, one junior, and one sophomore cadet as follows:
  - Team Leader
  - Structural Tech
  - Mechanical Tech
  - Electrical Tech
  - Support Tech

We will start with an overview presentation, select participants, and then host a kick-off of the build season. The public will be invited to the presentation and competition.

Interested?  Stay tuned! 

SeaPerch Construction

SeaPerch in operation.

Close-up

Army JROTC SeaPerch