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  • čas přidán 14. 10. 2020
  • A member of our local FPV group lost a quadcopter while flying over Black Beach on Lake Superior capturing #fallcolors. He reached out to the group asking if anyone had a way to get his SD card back so I decided to give it a go. Check it out!
    Hardware improvements to make this easier in the future:
    - Thrusters need to be at the balance point between CG and CB to prevent pitching on movement
    - Improved gripper that can actually grasp things
    Follow me on IG: / lucas.rov
    Main song:
    Lasting Hope by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: incompetech.fi...
    License: creativecommons...
    Intro song:
    Music from filmmusic.io
    "Prelude and Action" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    License: CC BY (creativecommons...)

Komentáře • 129

  • @NURKFPV
    @NURKFPV Před 3 lety +66

    This is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +3

      Hey thanks man, that means a lot coming from you! Missing any quads?

    • @taattataattataattata
      @taattataattataattata Před 3 lety

      Wow!

    • @MrGaussFPV
      @MrGaussFPV Před 3 lety +1

      Riiight... I got a fresh build being preserved at the bottom of a little private lake. Wish I had something like this.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +2

      Mr Gauss happen to know where in the lake it is? Depending on where you are and location certainty, I've been known to take roadtrips (this video happened because of one)

    • @MrGaussFPV
      @MrGaussFPV Před 3 lety

      Oh yeah @@lucasrov8044 lol - it's right here in California. Just a hop, skip, and jump away 👌 Its not going anywhere lol. If you ever make it my way, I'd be happy to host ya 👊🤖

  • @ontariodrone379
    @ontariodrone379 Před 3 lety +34

    Love the crystal clear footage. But...a diver in a dry suit could have done this for you. Though I'm sure the ROV was far more fun.

    • @censrd
      @censrd Před 3 lety +2

      Pretty sure at that distance from shore, just getting down to your shorts and diving in would have done the trick, especially water that clear. However I also agree using the ROV way more fun.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +14

      That was attempted a number of times by multiple parties before I was called in with the ROV. They all failed because the water was too cold.

    • @censrd
      @censrd Před 3 lety +7

      @@lucasrov8044 and there you have the perfect situation for using the ROV. Good work.

  • @bikemike2777
    @bikemike2777 Před 3 lety +12

    Thats awesome. Couldn't have happened in a better lake. Soo clear

  • @JacobScherer
    @JacobScherer Před 3 lety +17

    Holy cats that water is CLEAR!

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +2

      Clearest water I've explored so far!

    • @thaddeusj83
      @thaddeusj83 Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah there are a few springs around the u.p. that have a little better clarity and a few springs lakes but out of the great lakes superior is the best imo and coldest haha

  • @judem8028
    @judem8028 Před 3 lety +21

    It’s 3 am. I don’t fly drones nor do I pilot ROVs but dang this was satisfying.
    Good job

  • @danh4766
    @danh4766 Před 5 měsíci

    You are lucky you had good visibility. Most recoveries I tried took awhile do to the silt stir up from the ROV thrusters. Good job.

  • @pablofpv
    @pablofpv Před 3 lety +5

    No quad left behind...! Virtual high 5!

  • @indroneswetrust1
    @indroneswetrust1 Před 3 lety +1

    Good job for not giving up to get your ROV finally grab and secured it and you got it back! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 So happy for you dude!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👊🏼

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      Ha! Yeah there's justttt enough delay in the camera > screen > human > controller > motors feedback loop that precision operations like this can be a little maddening. I had also inadvertently swapped some of the controls and decided to tough it out vs fix the mapping on site. In hindsight, it would've helped a ton to fix that - you can see it in cases where it'd make sense to surface but I instead moved backwards - I wanted to do the former but the latter was what got commanded :/ lol

  • @davdaya
    @davdaya Před 3 lety +1

    Cool .. tis is one cool rescued... thank god.. for someone like you.. 😆👍

  • @brendonhunt668
    @brendonhunt668 Před 3 lety +2

    this is really cool .job well done and a happy ending

  • @bikesuperstars7773
    @bikesuperstars7773 Před 3 lety +1

    My left ear really enjoyed that intro

  • @RCwithAdam1
    @RCwithAdam1 Před 3 lety +1

    Way to go! Dedication! 👍👍 this actually inspires me to think about building submersibles!

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      Glad you liked it! Let me know if questions come up on your journey - I'm happy to pass along the knowledge that might be helpful!

  • @descoteaux100
    @descoteaux100 Před 3 lety +3

    That's awesome good job! My buddy lost his quad last summer in 80 feet of water. I wanna build one of these to go get it this summer.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +2

      Oh no! Where are you located? I've been known to do house calls

  • @DANKFPV
    @DANKFPV Před 3 lety +1

    Best recovery ever! FEAR NO LAKE🤜💥🤛

  • @Novafly
    @Novafly Před 3 lety +2

    Good job. Bro.

  • @fpvunboxed5733
    @fpvunboxed5733 Před 2 lety +2

    With the number of water crashes I have had recently, think something like this may be my next investment.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 2 lety

      Depending on where you are in the world, confidence in the crash locations, and motivation to get them back, a road trip might make sense. Hit me up

  • @LavaRushHD
    @LavaRushHD Před 3 lety +1

    Very cool recovery

  • @benscott4367
    @benscott4367 Před 3 lety +1

    Dude, yes! I've been looking into building one of these. Couldn't justify 3k on a pre-built. This is awesome!

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +2

      Glad you like it! Going DIY doesn't really make it any cheaper (especially after including R&D) but it does make it more fulfilling. Also the commerical options didn't exist when I started so that made the decision "easier" (harder) then.

  • @MrGaussFPV
    @MrGaussFPV Před 3 lety +1

    Bravo 👏👏👏 A kwad's best friend right there.

  • @ShamblerDK
    @ShamblerDK Před 2 lety

    Suddenly: "Detecting multiple leviathan class lifeforms in the region. Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?"

  •  Před 3 lety +2

    incredible

  • @DanZfpv
    @DanZfpv Před 3 lety +1

    Oh man. I wish I had one of these submersibles. I lost one in lake michigan flying around a sailboat. The footage was epic. Wish I could get my hands on that card.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      Oh no! Happen to know where it went in and the depth?

    • @DanZfpv
      @DanZfpv Před 3 lety

      @@lucasrov8044 more or less. And it’s likely 20-60ft deep.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +2

      Shoot me a DM, I might need an excuse for a roadtrip

  • @recognizelost
    @recognizelost Před 3 lety +1

    This is awesome

  • @alexomarwright
    @alexomarwright Před 3 lety +6

    what survived? I see you have a air unit on it. So at least 400 worth of quad there.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +5

      Air unit was toast unfortunately. Brushless motors do pretty well in fresh water, only issue I saw was lots of little iron specks attracted to the magnets.

  • @jameshaydon4510
    @jameshaydon4510 Před 3 lety +2

    Nice i was just flying there a couple days ago!

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +1

      Such a gorgeous place. It was fairly busy for me so only got one quad pack in that day.

    • @jameshaydon4510
      @jameshaydon4510 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lucasrov8044 if you get up that way again you should check out pellet island its a chore to get out to and the ladder is a bit janky but the cliff dives were amazing

  • @mikeallenfpv
    @mikeallenfpv Před 3 lety

    Really cool guys. I live near Lake Ontario/Erie and the water looks much cleaner on your end ;)

  • @jimmyeagle2452
    @jimmyeagle2452 Před 3 lety +1

    More please!

  • @meulaso3660
    @meulaso3660 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful location for a kwad crash hahahah.
    I would go diving hahahahhaha.

  • @aaronanthonymoat
    @aaronanthonymoat Před 3 lety +1

    You know I see so many ROVs trying to grab things when a simple bar bent upwards would work easier me thinks.
    Now I can't say I've tried it but be interesting to compare.
    Nice ROV though

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah it seems like a simple solution until diving into the considerations and constraints required for grabbing stuff. The primary goal of any dive is getting the expensive robot back safely, which means contingencies are engineered into every solution. With that in mind, any bar with enough of a hook to secure something is also enough to get snagged with no easy way to unhook again.
      Often I don't know what the object is I'm going to be grabbing or it's orientation. These considerations, combined with the difficulties of precision operations underwater (currents, control feedback latency, etc), means a gripper arm often IS the simpliest option that fulfills the requirements.
      The Curiosity and Perserverance Mars rovers went through a similar dialog when the rocket-powered skycrane / "7 minutes of terror" architecture was first developed too.

  • @droneandoworld84
    @droneandoworld84 Před 3 lety +1

    Muy buena recuperación amigo,que pasada de aparato el submarino.me suscribo al canal.es muy doloroso dejar el dron y la go pro en el agua yo alguno he dejado por ahí....un saludo.

  • @thijshuiberts2604
    @thijshuiberts2604 Před rokem +1

    I have been looking on the internet for inspiration to build one of these and this one is my favorite by far! do you have any build plans for it? Or anything I can work with to build my own?

  • @TRITONFPV
    @TRITONFPV Před 3 lety +1

    Sweet 🤙🏻

  • @SPAT
    @SPAT Před 3 lety

    Dude, this is awesome! Subbed up!

  • @ron7979
    @ron7979 Před 3 lety +2

    lol is it just me or is that water so shallow you could just dive down and get it??? pretty sure my watch is rated for deeper than that, just saying, not hating on anyone

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +1

      You are right, it was shallow and certainly could be dove instead, the catch is that lake's water temp is quite chilly and in fact a couple swim attempts before me failed because of it.
      Plus, running the ROV with a specific mission is far more challenging than just random exploration and it was a great excuse to work on my skillset

    • @ron7979
      @ron7979 Před 3 lety +2

      @@lucasrov8044 indeed mate as I said not hating on any one, we all think about doing things differently, stay safe

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +1

      Totally get it. I love talking and answering questions about it so ask away!

  • @shravanpoovaiah9329
    @shravanpoovaiah9329 Před 2 lety

    Could you please make a video explaining how you built this

  • @BlackBirdFPV
    @BlackBirdFPV Před 3 lety +1

    Thats AWESOME

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      Thanks! Underwater exploration is addicting!

  • @ryanlacey9421
    @ryanlacey9421 Před 3 lety

    Worlds hardest claw machine

  • @blithen
    @blithen Před 3 lety +1

    what the HECK IS THIS!!! I NEED ONE!!!

  • @wakrebegaming7242
    @wakrebegaming7242 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow, it's cool under the sea too, don't forget to stop by the Arman Sobary channel

  • @hugo5149
    @hugo5149 Před 2 lety

    Varg music? Nice

  • @forrestallison1879
    @forrestallison1879 Před rokem

    Did you oil fill that servo yourself? Does that method work well?

  • @maceliusfpv370
    @maceliusfpv370 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice piloting. Nothing like using your unmanned submersible vehicle to retrieve your unmanned aerial vehicle. XD

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks! I've found a fair amount of interest from the local fpv community in retrieving more sunken quads going forward.

  • @user-oz6oq8cl5x
    @user-oz6oq8cl5x Před 2 lety

    Why not see you cuadcopter in deep water at first seconds

  • @dronepilot1333
    @dronepilot1333 Před 3 lety +1

    Very cool. How deep is this lake?

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      Lake Superior has some spots deeper than 1000ft, average depth is around 500 IIRC. This was just offshore so far shallower than that.

  • @shearfury147
    @shearfury147 Před 3 lety +2

    where on lake superior. i live an hour from superior wi

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +1

      Black Beach in Silver Bay!

    • @shearfury147
      @shearfury147 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lucasrov8044 i just live in cable wi south of superior, cheers neighbor. keep flying and diving my man. my cousin and i have a little quad club and fly all the time. if ever your looking for other pilots look us up we both have channels.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      I'm actually in Minneapolis but took a trip up to grab the quad. I'll hit you up if I'm coming up again and go fly. Either way, send me your channels, Id love to check 'em out!

    • @shearfury147
      @shearfury147 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lucasrov8044 czcams.com/video/Rk2scPpjFWE/video.html

    • @shearfury147
      @shearfury147 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lucasrov8044 czcams.com/video/wzRvPuz9alY/video.html

  • @krtmrfl
    @krtmrfl Před 2 lety

    Sir, what kind of camera did you use to have real-time vision underwater?

  • @ToyTank
    @ToyTank Před 3 lety +2

    DRBR

  • @robofpv6241
    @robofpv6241 Před 3 lety +1

    what was the total damage on the quadcopter? Luckily it was freshwater.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      Electronics were all toast except for the GoPro. Motors survived with some cleaning. Frame was g2g with just some rusty screws.

    • @robofpv6241
      @robofpv6241 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lucasrov8044 well...atleast the GoPro survived. How many days was in underwater for? Good to see you recovered the quadcopter though. And thanks for the upload!

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      It was underwater about a week and a half. Glad you liked it!

  • @cullenfleming
    @cullenfleming Před 3 lety +1

    Wow didn’t realize my piloting fail would result in a somewhat viral video😂

  • @ror-ys3qp
    @ror-ys3qp Před 3 lety

    grab the motor

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      Ha! I tried, gripper servo was in the way so couldn't get the right angle on it

  • @PauloHenrique-qk8je
    @PauloHenrique-qk8je Před 3 lety

    muito legal esse seu rov, vc que fez??

  • @pekelosilveirajr7461
    @pekelosilveirajr7461 Před 3 lety +2

    Pilot error lol

  • @swenorth
    @swenorth Před 2 lety

    what claw you use ?

  • @keitharoo1962
    @keitharoo1962 Před 3 lety +1

    Now I just gotta save up thousands of dollars for one of them there underwater drone grabber thingies.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      I've been known to take road trips if there's a need :)

    • @keitharoo1962
      @keitharoo1962 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lucasrov8044 LOL Thanks. I'll definitely keep that in mind. That will be my Plan B. :)

  • @Jronesfpv
    @Jronesfpv Před 3 lety +1

    or you could just swim out there and grab it with your toes lolz but cool!

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      There were multiple swimming attempts to get it before I was called in - they failed because the water was too cold. And it was still 20 ft down, not quite a toe-grabber!

  • @stepfpv
    @stepfpv Před 3 lety +1

    рыбку, рубку не задави)

  • @alexanderramos871
    @alexanderramos871 Před 3 lety +1

    Did air unit survive?

  • @ror-ys3qp
    @ror-ys3qp Před 3 lety +1

    this could be a full time job..

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      It's on the shortlist if my current career path dries up! Lol

  • @andrewheitmann1796
    @andrewheitmann1796 Před 3 lety +1

    What kind of video system does it use?

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +1

      Onboard is a 2MP board cam that is sent over the ethernet connection via the tether and I view and record it with either a laptop or FPV goggles

    • @andrewheitmann1796
      @andrewheitmann1796 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lucasrov8044 ohhh sick yeah I realize now it connected by a wire a was really confused because I thought 5.8ghz couldn't go through water well

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      That is correct, it doesn't lol. Most see the tether as a detriment but it comes in handy to ensure recovery if there's an equipment failure (dead battery, control lockup, water leakage, loss of buoyancy, etc).

  • @divingfalconfpv4602
    @divingfalconfpv4602 Před 3 lety

    Did he buy the submarine just to get the quad

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +1

      No, designing, building, and improving it has been one of my hobbies for 14ish years now

  • @PauloHenrique-qk8je
    @PauloHenrique-qk8je Před 3 lety +1

    very cool this rov, u did it ??

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety +2

      Yep, it has been a life-long passion project. One perspective that drives me is getting to explore places where fewer humans have seen than have walked on the moon.

    • @PauloHenrique-qk8je
      @PauloHenrique-qk8je Před 3 lety

      @@lucasrov8044 I agree with you, it was very good, could you help me make one for me? I wanted help on the electronics side.

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      homebuiltrovs.com has lots of info both in the articles and the forum. What are you stuck on?

    • @PauloHenrique-qk8je
      @PauloHenrique-qk8je Před 3 lety

      I'll look, I'm creating a project for a rov to sell, a cheaper version and with a good cost benefit, I'm doing some research and yours is very good.

  • @antontrio6517
    @antontrio6517 Před 2 lety

    one Meter deep, and you need a waterdrone? realy

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 2 lety

      There were multiple swimming attempts to get it before I was called in - they failed because the water was too cold. And depth was 6 meters

  • @nozty
    @nozty Před 3 lety

    Do you have an fpv channel as well?

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      I have a playlist with some quadcopter and wing stuff but this is my main focus

  • @engineerfpv
    @engineerfpv Před 3 lety

    So am I the only one that has always diving goggles in my car?

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      The water was cold enough that the swimming retrieval attempts all failed before I got called in

    • @engineerfpv
      @engineerfpv Před 3 lety

      @@lucasrov8044 imagine how cold the water was

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      @@engineerfpv are you asking what the temp was? I'll see if I still have the dive telemetry log, it should be in there.

    • @engineerfpv
      @engineerfpv Před 3 lety

      @@lucasrov8044 yeahh. and i cannot thing of another way to grap the quad. that grip took you really long to make it possible to grap. If it wasn't about the leads coming out you will had harder time getting it. I cannot really come up with an idea though

    • @lucasrov8044
      @lucasrov8044  Před 3 lety

      Yeah the biggest takeaway from this was need more gripping ability. It's just a cheap intro-to-robotics grade gripper, I originally got it for proving out my servo waterproofing technique and haven't swapped it for a better one yet. I liked the parallel design since there's a larger surface area to potentially grab something but in practice a more conventional pivoting gripper will be better.
      In this case I did have the battery leads on the list of likely lifting areas, along with the camera mount, and around a motor/prop/arm. You can see in the vid where the servo gets in the way of trying to grab an arm.
      An improved gripper is in the works!

  • @samsegars8047
    @samsegars8047 Před rokem

    hey you can't park there

  • @prudhviedits3480
    @prudhviedits3480 Před 3 lety

    It is fake you only through your drone and you only caught the drone

  • @flyingmonkey8245
    @flyingmonkey8245 Před 3 lety

    F