Student Design Teams 2010-11
SUBC
SUBC UBC’s Human Powered Submarine Team is a team of undergraduate students, mostly engineers from a variety of different departments including mechanical, civil and eng phys. As a team we design, build, test and race a one person, “wet” submarine.
UBC Solar
A project to raise awareness around solar technologies through the design, construction, and racing of a solar powered vehicle.
UBC Orbit
We are a student team participating in the inaugural Canadian Satellite Design Challenge. We are designing and building a nanosatellite, competing for the prize of being launched into space. Our scientific payload is in collaboration with UBC PHAS’s CHIME project to map the early expansion of the universe.
UBC Autonomous Sailboat Team
Our goal was to design and build a high-performance 2-meter sailing yacht with which to compete in the 5th Annual International Robotic Sailing Competition. It had to be equipped with electronics for autonomous control in several modes: station keeping, precision navigation, and endurance.
UBC Supermileage Team – Urban Concept Car, “the Argo”
The UBC Supermileage Team designs, develops and manufactures a single-person, fuel-efficient gas powered vehicle to compete annually in the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas. The team has recently shifted its resources to the development of a high-mileage concept vehicle which resembles an “every-day” car in order to create a medium to promote energy awareness.
UBC Snowbots
UBC Snowbots is a student team with the aim of research and development in the field of autonomous robotics vehicles. We design and develop fully autonomous robots to compete in the annual International Autonomous Robot Racing Competition. Our goal is to create an environment for all students with passion in the field of robotics and give them the opportunity to gain some first-handed knowledge and experience through a real-world and hands-on problem solving project.
Formula UBC
Formula UBC is an engineering student team that designs and constructs a “Formula 1” style racecar as part of an international design competition, Formula SAE. Students design and manufacture as many components of the vehicle as are feasible and the car is made in accordance with the rules and safety regulations of the competition.
Steel Bridge
UBC Steel Bridge participates in the annual AISC/ASCE Student Steel Bridge Competition. Each year, teams must design and fabricate an approx. 20ft steel bridge which is competed at regional competitions and scored on weight, assembly speed and stiffness. Top teams from each region are invited to attend the National Competition.
UBC Thunderbots
Our mission is to build autonomous soccer-playing robots and compete internationally while providing a fun, learning environment. In addition, offering a project in which UBC students can enrich their learning experience at UBC by providing them with an opportunity to develop skills and knowledge that they can carry and utilize throughout their lives.
UBC E-Racing
The E-Racing team is converting a Formula Atlantic race car into an electric car which will be entered in autocross racing events. Once the basic systems are completed and we begin competing, we will continue improving the car with a focus on electrical and mechanical innovation to achieve the highest performance possible.
UBC Electric Car
The E-Beetle was an all electric VW Beetle that was driven from Vancouver to Halifax in the summer of 2010. Since Its return, the club has been working on a series of improvements including an all new battery pack and battery management system in preparation for the Vancouver Auto Show.
UBC Aerodesign
The UBC Aerodesign team designs, fabricates and flies a remote controlled aircraft capable of lifting the heaviest payload possible in an international SAE competition. Each year university teams from all over the world compete in the SAE Aero Design Competition in their choice of the Micro, Regular, or Advanced classes. UBC competes in the Regular class using a specified liquid fuel engine. The project scope allows for very open ended design solutions while maintaining a strict set of performance requirements in regards to safety standards, take-off and landing distances, as well as payload size and maximum aircraft dimensions. A range of engineering skills are tested through the performance of the competition aircraft as well as a written technical report and an oral presentation.
Concrete Toboggan
To build and safely race a toboggan made with a running surface made completely of concrete, which contains 50% Portland Cement. Toboggans are raced annually at a ski-hill hosted by a Canadian University.
