Utveckling av dyksystem

Sammanfattning

Ocean Modules Sweden AB is a small business active in the field of underwater technology. The

company was contacted by the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) in order to

develop a new system that would conform to their specific requirements. Two students at the

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) were consulted in conjunction of this project in order to aid

the development and conceptual design of the system.

The primary users of the system are the divers of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal division (EOD)

- a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. The purpose of the product was to incorporate all

necessary functions required by the EOD divers into one single system. The main functions are

communication between the surface operator and diver, video recording, still imaging, positioning,

navigation and ocean floor mapping with sonar. The system consisted of two main Units ? the

Surface Unit and the Diver Unit; the student consultants have developed the latter.

The students had to consider a number of design aspects as adequate functions, construction

material, ergonomics, modularity and maintenance. The project had a systematic approach where

the specification of requirements formed the foundation for the product development. The

specification consisted of requirements from FMV but also requirements formed by the students

during the project.

The joint project concluded with four visualized concepts and a report describing the procedure as

well as the project outcome. The report included design descriptions and considerations. A

theoretical frame of reference was formed to function as a foundation for the design references

throughout the project. Of the four initial concepts, the final concept was an assimilation of these

reference points resulting in a more thorough and complete design.

The final concept had a future potential of fulfilling the requirement specification according to the

students. The students considered the final concept to be a proper platform for further

development of the Diver Unit.