Open AccessDevelopment of Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) Control System using Twincat at Main Control Pod (MCP)
Author(s) -
Mohd Aliff,
Nur Raihan,
Yusof Ismail,
Nor Samsiah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-3075
DOI - 10.35940/ijitee.l4019.1081219
Subject(s) - remotely operated underwater vehicle , control system , software , remote control , underwater , engineering , remotely operated vehicle , embedded system , computer science , control engineering , computer hardware , robot , automotive engineering , mobile robot , operating system , artificial intelligence , electrical engineering , oceanography , geology
The remote operated vehicle (ROV) basically tethered underwater robot. Thus, this research to replace the current PCB based in main control pod (MCP) which are not available in the production line into the Programming Logic Control (PLC) based. The new control system by using TwinCAT software and the network connection between ROV and PLC has been developed. In revamping the control system, it will allow for the ability to connect modules together with hardware and/or software modification. The maintenance cost of new control system is inferior compared to the existing PCB card. Moreover, the time required to conduct the maintenance is more inflective buy using PLC. For a real-time data monitoring, the ROV will used graphical user interface (GUI) to controlling the operation. The new control system performance is assimilated with existing control system in MCP at ROV