Underwater Vehicle Technology unit (JEE491)

Introduction

Underwater Vehicle Technology is an advanced and specialist unit aimed at developing the students’ knowledge and understanding of naval architecture theories, concepts and principles required for the design torpedo-shaped underwater vehicles. This particular shape is the classic hull form used in modern underwater vehicles ranging from Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to military submarines. Topics will cover the specifics of hull form and pressure hull design, hydrostatics and hydrodynamic requirements, on-board systems and power and propulsion constraints specific to underwater vehicles. Gained knowledge of these topics will be directly applied through the design, construction and performance evaluation of a modular underwater vehicle capable of executing a set of predetermined tasks.

Summary

Unit name	Underwater Vehicle Technology
Unit code	JEE491
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Sciences and Engineering Australian Maritime College
Discipline	National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics
Coordinator	Doctor Peter King
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Honours

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Predict the performance of a vehicle design using underwater vehicle static and dynamic properties
• Design interoperable on-board systems for an underwater vehicle
• Evaluate underwater vehicle design using engineering design principles
• Demonstrate due diligence in the design of an underwater vehicle solution to a given problem

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

JEE225

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	2 x 2-hr lectures and 1 x 2-hr tutorial weekly (13 weeks)
Assessment	Project Experiment (10%)|Presentation (20%)|Test (20%)|Report (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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