Student Autonomous Underwater Challenge - Europe (SAUC-E) 2009
Following the success of the previous Student Autonomous Underwater Challenges – Europe (SAUC-E), the planning for the 2009 event is well under way. SAUC-E challenges the next generation of engineers to design and build an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and then perform realistic missions in the underwater environment. The event is designed to encourage young engineers and scientists to think about underwater technology and its future possibilities, as well as and fostering interest in innovation and technology, and encouraging careers in the field.
Schedule
An Intent-to-compete form should be complete by the end of December.
Entrant forms complete by end of May 2009.
The competition takes place in July 2009.
Format
The competition consists of two days’ practice followed by qualification
and final. There will be an award dinner on the final evening, where the
winner will be announced.
Spectators are welcome to watch the qualifications, final and awards dinner. Please contact Angela Cottrell on 01305 256149.
The missions
The rules of the competition document contains a full and complete description
of the missions. This year's missions have a more acoustic slant
Entrants
Teams are invited from European educational institutions. Please contact
the steering committee or complete an Intent-to-compete
form. (Please note: the intent-to-compete form is not binding but
enables the steering committee to gauge numbers and communicate event
updates.) Teams must consist of 75% student members, including a student
captain, and have a faculty advisor.
Sponsors
Industry support is appreciated by all teams. Teams can often be clubs
with limited funds. If you would like to support one or more teams, either
financially or technically, please contact Phil
Brown on 01305 256153.
Vehicle Requirements
The vehicles being entered into the competition must meet certain conditions
to ensure that each vehicle is of the same relative class and to enforce
a level of safety.
To be able to practice in the pool a safety inspection must be passed; detailed requirements will be published in the competition rules. The maximum dimensions of the vehicle are 2m long x 1m wide x 1m high.