AU Hovercraft Team
The newest member of War Eagle Motor Sports is the Auburn University Hovercraft
team, sponsored by Phi Psi honor fraternity. The team workshop is located in the
Composite Lab, 118 Textile Building. The team is currently fabricating their second
craft. This project will contribute to the education, experience, and professional
development of team members and to increase the educational value of Auburn University.
Specifically, this project will:
- Attract more students to Auburn University's engineering majors due to the exposure
the project attracts from the media and key automotive, fiber, marine, industrial,
and composites companies
- Enhance the education of each team member through practical, hands-on experience
- Raise public awareness of the quality of education at Auburn University
- Inform students of valuable opportunities for student involvement, self-improvement,
and professional development while attending AU
- Develop productive relationships between corporate sponsors and student engineers,
with the goal of creating career opportunities and life-long relationships
- Provide visibility and publicity for our sponsors
AU's hovercraft team is composed of talented students and advisors from a variety
of disciplines in engineering.
Team goals are to:
- Design and build a race-worthy hovercraft with the capacity for two people
- Minimize the craft weight and drag by optimizing the hull and cockpit design
and materials used
- Incorporate a variety of sensors (pressure, speed, rolling, pitching) with portable
data logging system to monitor the craft performance
- Provide an extensive training program for craft driving
- Introduce an automatic remote control system to the craft in order to enhance
its dynamic performance and stability.
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Team Sponsor |
Captain |
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Dr. Peter Schwartz |
Traci Thompson |
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Email |
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