Amount of funding awarded
9000
Budget Report
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How the program has supported you
At SUBC, future engineers gain design and hands-on fabrication skills whilst building a human-powered submarine for competition on the international stage. We continued to extend our efforts into iterating upon and manufacturing the non-propeller propulsion, hull, electrical steering, vision, and data acquisition systems from our 2021 vISR competition design. With the return to campus, we were able to physically manufacture the submarine this year. However, the lasting impacts of COVID still hampered testing and iteration, which ultimately led SUBC to focus on optimizing our submarine for ISR 2023. Without the support of PAF, we would not be able to train our members, purchase materials, have the means to construct critical components of our submarine, nor be able to hydrostatically test them in the pool. The support of the fund is essential to our continued success in Vancouver, Bethesda, Gosport, and beyond.
Outcomes
Our team provides opportunities for our over 60 members, from a variety of years and programs, to apply, further develop, and extend beyond their classroom education in a large-scale and long-term design project. Throughout this project, our members learn and apply fields such as mechatronics, fluid mechanics, embedded electronics, and computer vision to construct a non-propellor human powered submarine. Our team provides a community of support and mentorship to teach our members new skills, guide each other through co-op and internship opportunities, and build a professional network. Members learn first hand how risk analysis and DFMA can affect a project’s results and learn to take responsibility for design decisions. Students entering the job market come out of the team with applicable skills with an emphasis in the marine and aerospace engineering industries.
