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Manned Operations
Introducing EVE
Hull Design
Exostructure
Power
Propulsion
Docking
Ballast
Sensors & Sampling
Manipulators
Life Support
Navigation
Communication
Viewing Systems
Control Systems
ROV

Viewing Systems

EVE will have many viewing systems installed on it. These include:

  • 2 digital cameras.

  • 6 external video cameras. These cameras can be rotated freely and their movement is controlled by the pilot and the scientists.

  • 2 infrared cameras.

  • 3 view ports. One shall be on each end of EVE and a third will be on one side. They will be made of acrylic and they will be shaped like frustums. The smaller face of the frustum is on the inside of the pressure hull and the big face is outside. They shall have to be very thick in order to withstand the high water pressure. These view ports will not be of much use really, since the external video cameras will provide a much better view of the outside. However, it is sometimes desirable to see things directly with the eye.