Journal of The School of Marine Science and Technology,Vol.6 No.1
Human powered boat design and construction
Yutaka TERAO
Abstract
The human power is thought as one of a natural energy. Using such a low powered human output, modern high-speed craft is designed and build.Department of naval architecture and ocean engineering of Tokai University, new education program stated in 2006spring,that is a project education course to learn how to build up high-speed human powered craft and at the same time, freshmen education course to learn each human relationship and cooperation.All stuffs are engaged in this course and newly developed hull building method is introduced.Four crafts launched in this semester. For all freshmen, it was quite difficult to launch even a human powered craft within one semester, because they had no experiences and skills to build up such mechanical systems and structures. In this report shows our education course and new ship building process.

Keyword:Human power, New boat design and construction, Project Education
     
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