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When in 2012 students of Naval and Industrial decided to undertake the Sirena (Integrated Recognition System and Naval Autonomous Exploration) project to build a solar submarine, they had no idea that their work would be rewarded with the recognition of other companies and institutions.
Now fifteen students from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) those working on the prototype of an autonomous underwater work only with solar energy and some as Enrique Gonzalez, who attends the Masters in Industrial Engineering, the effort has earned him a MTorres position in the company.
In the absence of a few months to finish the prototype solar submarine, the group poses new challenges.
"We want to offer what we have learned so far to develop projects for other companies.
We realized that when we go to conference, what matters most is, apart from the project, the working group have formed and how we coordinate, "says Aida Navarro, president of the Association Sirena and project coordinator.
The truth is that we have begun to offer their services to other companies.
An American company called OpenROV already interested in the services of these young engineers.
"It is the first company that will sign the agreement, his style makers, that is, you buy on the Internet and you ride home," Navarro explains.
They contacted them through one of the conferences in which they participated.
"They are two young guys and love these initiatives that adaptáramos offered one of their vehicles to make it a little more independent," says project coordinator glad that expected soon to sign more cooperation agreements with other companies.
Currently, the submarine is in the detailed design phase.
The prototype is in the middle of construction.
Students have recently signed an agreement with the university, by which have given them a workshop and an office in Eldi Industrial so they can continue with their investigations.
These investigations are not only getting a good sun submarine with enough autonomy to run, but two of its members, Enrique Gonzalez and Guillermo Robles have made a computer program to predict the movement of the submarine in the water depending on the conditions external.
With the start of the course, the members of the project hope Sirena attract more students interested in working with them and develop their research.
"When we finish the prototype, we want to continue being used for the development of students and to prove things, although we would like more people to join the project," says Navarro.
To join the Sirena project, you can send an email to the following address: proyecto.sirena@gmail.com
Source: UPCT
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