Total Design in the Design and Development Process of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) with Particular Consideration of Sensorization

Teresa Ramos; Antonio Córdoba; Amalia Luque; Ana de Las Heras

doi:10.3390/s22093284

Total Design in the Design and Development Process of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) with Particular Consideration of Sensorization

Sensors (Basel). 2022 Apr 25;22(9):3284. doi: 10.3390/s22093284.

Authors

Teresa Ramos¹, Antonio Córdoba¹, Amalia Luque¹, Ana de Las Heras¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Design Engineering, Higher Polytechnic School, University of Seville, Virgen de Africa, 7, 41011 Sevilla, Spain.

Abstract

This paper provides a methodological proposal for the design and development process of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The design core and product design specifications (PDS) of Pugh's Total Design model are considered, with a focus on the early stages of the product design and development process. A modularization of the functional groups of an ROV is proposed, focusing attention on the sensor system. The main concepts regarding ROVs are presented, Pugh's Total Design model is explained, justifying the application interest in technological projects, a methodological proposal adapted to ROV projects is provided, based on Pugh's Total Design model, with special interest in the early stages of the new product development process (NPD), the suitability of applying our own model of industrial design engineering in an ROV system is analyzed, and the contribution of this study is evaluated, proposing future work and lines of research.

Keywords: Pugh’s Total Design model; industrial design engineering; product development process; remotely operated vehicle.