NURC Hosts Student Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge-Europe (Italy)

Ten teams from the UK, France, Germany and Spain will converge at the Centre from 4-10 July to compete for this year’s Student Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Challenge-Europe (SAUC-E).

Each team has designed and built an AUV that they will use to complete a mission in a realistic environment at NURC’s harbour. SAUC-E encourages students to think about underwater technology and related applications while fostering innovation and technology, getting young engineers and scientists to consider careers in the field.

SAUC-E 2011 is the second consecutive competition hosted by NURC, who will host SAUC-E again in 2012. According to NURC Director, Dr. Dirk Tielbuerger, “We want to be involved in providing students with the opportunity to experience first-hand the challenges of underwater technologies, and to nurture interest in this area of research”

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Source:  NURC, June 30, 2011;