Modular Hardware Architecture for the Development of Underwater Vehicles Based on Systems Engineering

This paper addresses the development of a modular hardware architecture for design/construction/operation remotely operated vehicle (ROV), based on systems engineering. The Vee model is first presented as sequential process that emphasizes validation processes with stakeholders and verification plans in production stages ROV’s life cycle. conceptual design starts mapping user requirements to engineering specifications, using House Quality (HoQ), quality function deployment tool allows executing functional-division-based facilitates integration components subsystems, desired architectures. Then, functional division architectures are described, their connection made through proposed system sets foundation definition physical architecture, it involves flows connect abstract functions real context. Development exemplified design, construction, some needed Pionero500, operational stage briefly describes sea trials conducted ROV. Systems has shown be very useful marine vehicles projects require