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HSRW Submarine Team
Chasing underwater gold
Designing, building and racing a human-powered submarine is a goal that can only be achieved by a team of dedicated, enthusiastic and motivated individuals working together, sharing complementary knowledge and skills. The team is drawn from all faculties of the university. Engineers
design the machine, Makers
build it, Divers
get it moving, Programmers
keep it on course, and Management
makes it all happen.
Read on for how you can get involved.
Challenge
Human-powered submarine racing is a unique engineering and sporting challenge. The concept is essentially an underwater bicycle: a flooded submarine which encloses a scuba diver and whose propulsion power must all come from the diver's muscles. The submarines, from universities all around the world, are run against the clock at races in the UK, US, France and Germany. The HSRW Submarine Team has taken part in a race every year since its inception in 2012, holding its own against some of the world's biggest universities, bringing home trophies for design and medals for performance.
This year, the team is bringing its old workhorse, Rivershark, out of retirement to take part in a new competition being organised in Germany this coming Autumn. The team is also designing and building a new submarine for its entry to the 2022 races in France and the UK. Engineers, programmers, divers and business support are all required - get in touch if you'd like to join the team.
The team is also planning to enter the Virtual ISR in the spring of 2021. If you're interested in modelling, simulation and CFD, then get in touch!
Team Organisation
The HSRW Submarine Team is actually six teams in one, all working together to make the dream come true.
- Build Team - engineering & software BSc/MSc theses to finalise the propulsion and control systems for open water racing autumn 2021
- Design Team - project students bringing the full Cygnus 4 to life for the 2022 eISR in the UK
- Management Team - business students coordinating the team's activities and overseeing the finances
- Manufacturing Team - makers and machine shop students from any faculty to get those parts rolling off the line
- Diving Support Team - students from all across the uni who like to get wet!
- Simulation Team - fluid dynamics students and computer modellers keen to see professional CFD in action at the virtual ISR 2021.
