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When I stumbled across these small, dual channel, "metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors" (MOSFETs) online, I knew I had to use them somehow. As the Electrical engineer for our team, I've set myself on a mission to make each ROV faster, more efficient, more economical, and more compact. This new circuit board is a great example of that. These three dual channel surface mounted MOSFETs are almost half the price of the single channel MOSFETs we used for last year's Relay switching board, take up significantly less space (this one interfacing board does the job of three of our interfacing boards last year), and finally, the new design allows us to add an extra H-bridge on our submersible board, giving us a ROV that should be more maneuverable and more efficient.
-Michael Ikegami
