AA Specifications and Limitations

Specs

- Frame must be submerged 

- Frame must be strong

- Frame must be able to mount a mechanical arm and other electronics

- Frame must be easy to construct 

- Frame must be light enough to lift with one person

- Frame must be close to neutrally buoyant

- Propulsion must be smooth
- Propulsion must provide ample power
- Propulsion should be able to push entire weight of craft
- Propulsion must be able to provide some lift
- Propulsion must have an external power source and steering

Limits

- Frame must be constructed of plastic or metal

- Frame cannot corrode

- Frame must use weights and ballast to stay neutrally buoyant

- Frame should use joints to piece together

- Propulsion materials must be plastic or non corrosive metal

- Propulsion energy has to come from a source out of water

- Propulsion motor independently controlled

- Propulsion remotely controlled

- Propulsion touch sensitive controls

- At least one propulsion motor dedicated to lift

- Propulsion mounted to frame
- Propulsion must have umbilical cable