alright, enough suspense 
The computer is for my senior design project for my Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University.
That's right, it is going on a boat, however, it is not just going on the boat.
It is the brain of our Autonomous Surface Vehicle for the annual RoboBoat competition.
Those pictures are of our boat in previous years. we will be using the same frame and pontoons, however we are completely re-vamping the electronics with this new computer, and Ardupilot Mega, two Arduino controllers, two new vision cameras, a new LIDAR, and new speed controllers.
previously the team had been using an old laptop in a plastic box to control everything, it was not even close to powerful enough and had severe overheating issues.
I am in charge of replacing that computer with this one that will handle all of our computer vision and state of motion calculations. the water cooling is to dump the heat outside of the case it is going in.
One thing that I have not posted any hints of yet is that this will be run entirely off of a jet ski battery. that is the reason for the low power 2100t over the 2200.
hope you all excited to see this come together
The computer is for my senior design project for my Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University.
That's right, it is going on a boat, however, it is not just going on the boat.
It is the brain of our Autonomous Surface Vehicle for the annual RoboBoat competition.
Those pictures are of our boat in previous years. we will be using the same frame and pontoons, however we are completely re-vamping the electronics with this new computer, and Ardupilot Mega, two Arduino controllers, two new vision cameras, a new LIDAR, and new speed controllers.
previously the team had been using an old laptop in a plastic box to control everything, it was not even close to powerful enough and had severe overheating issues.
I am in charge of replacing that computer with this one that will handle all of our computer vision and state of motion calculations. the water cooling is to dump the heat outside of the case it is going in.
One thing that I have not posted any hints of yet is that this will be run entirely off of a jet ski battery. that is the reason for the low power 2100t over the 2200.
hope you all excited to see this come together
Classy Machine
(13 items) |
Project Myrmicini
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7-2600k | Zotac Z68-ITX Wifi | AMD 6870 2GB | Mushkin Redline 2x4GB |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Crucial M4 512GB SSD | EK Supreme HF CPU block | Aquacomputer Airplex 280mm Radiator | Danger Den DD-CPX Pro pump |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Heatkiller GPU-x3 6870 Waterblock | 1/4" ID 3/8" OD compression fittings & tubing | lots of rotary, angle, extender, t, and fill-po... | 2 medium-high speed fans |
| Power | Case | ||
| M4-ATX 250 Watt DC-DC power supply with 12v 16A... | custom aluminum and acrylic | ||
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|
Classy Machine
(13 items) |
Project Myrmicini
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i7-2600k | Zotac Z68-ITX Wifi | AMD 6870 2GB | Mushkin Redline 2x4GB |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Crucial M4 512GB SSD | EK Supreme HF CPU block | Aquacomputer Airplex 280mm Radiator | Danger Den DD-CPX Pro pump |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Heatkiller GPU-x3 6870 Waterblock | 1/4" ID 3/8" OD compression fittings & tubing | lots of rotary, angle, extender, t, and fill-po... | 2 medium-high speed fans |
| Power | Case | ||
| M4-ATX 250 Watt DC-DC power supply with 12v 16A... | custom aluminum and acrylic | ||
| View all | |||
Nice ODU Student. There are a LOT of Babes at ODU! We used to cruise by there and pick up ladies all the time when I was stationed nearby...
... now you were saying? 
