Design And Fabrication of a

Model Submarine
Team Name:
Seahawks
Project By:
Atif Mehmood

(M.E-175)

Adeel Muhammad

(M.E-158)

M.Shahzaib Shahkaib (M.E-150)

Shehroze Tahir Khan

(M.E-184)

Introduction

As we all know what a submarine is, but anyway we will give an introduction to
the name submarine.

Definition:A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of

the water. The term submarine most commonly refers to a large crewed
autonomous vessel; however, historically or colloquially, submarine can also refer
to medium sized or smaller
vessels.
Now why do we choose to
design and fabricate an r.c
(radio controlled) submarine.
The answer is simple; we
want something new to built
which was never done in
Pakistan. Now the question
arises as how we can built
something new since Pakistan
has already made a submarine in collaboration with China. The answer to that is
we are designing a model which can give new ideas to the nation. That is our aim
of this project. Now we are going to give a overview of what we are building. We
are naming the sub in the memory of great warrior named Sultan Saladin ayubi as
SALADIN because his personality and achievement inspired us. Now lets talk
about designing of the sub.

Designing of the Submarine

We begin the process by choosing an appropriate design for the sub. Design
selection was not an easy task so it took a lot of time. Our objective was to design a
simplest mechanical structure that has greater mechanical stability at all possible
conditions. It took one day to design the
whole thing. All of our team members
contribute in the design process.
The length of the submarine is 50 inches and
diameter is 6.5 inches. Now that is very big
for a model but we want to ensure the
maximum space available for the batteries,
motors, ballast tank and other electronic
equipment. We are using a pressurized air
ballast tank because it is suitable for a model
and easy to fabricate.
We are using pro- e wildfire 5.0 for 3-D
modeling of the submarine. It is very easy to use and the design features it offers
are very compatible for our
design. It is also used for 2-D
drawing of the sub.

Calculations
Some of the calculations we
have done are presented here.

Volume Occupied
By Submarine:Volume of the bow (front part)
=110.62in3

Volume of the mid section =1161.55in3

Volume of the aft (back part) =110.62in3
Total volume of the sub =1382.79in3
Volume of the main ballast tank =137.45in3

Center of gravity of the submarine:The center of gravity of the submarine lies at a point G (25.71, 0.195).We simply
use statics to find the center of gravity of the submarine.

Fabrication of the
Submarine
The selection of material of the submarine
was quite difficult. At first we had no idea of
selection of the material. Then we took some
advice from our teachers and decided to use
fiber glass mat to construct the submarine
because of its strength under pressure. It can
bear huge amount of tensile and compression
stresses.We bought it from a shop and the
owner helped us as to how to use the fiber glass. We came to know
that a substance called G.R.P is used to harden the
fiber glass.
First we made a mould of the whole submarine via
thermo pole. The mould was then cut in half and
covered with vinyl sheet. A coat of wax was then
applied on the two piece mould. It helped us by
providing a sealing through which the mould
could not stick to the fiber. After applying the
fiber and the G.R.P, we waited for it to dry. It
completely solidifies in one day. Then we applied a rubber sealing between the tow
pieces of body and joined it via nuts and bolts.

Further the inner part of the submarine was taken into account for construction.
Now the ballast tank was constructed with the use of thermo pole. The circuits and
other electronic equipment were mounted on the submarine. We used a 12 volt
high torque D.C motor for the propulsion of the submarine.
Now the hydroplanes and rudder of the submarine was built via thermo pole.
Finally a coat of aerosol paint was applied on the whole submarine.

Key features of the Submarine

1) We are featuring 2 hydroplanes in the submarine. One in the aft (the back)
and one in the stern so as to possible the dynamic diving of the sub.
2) Due to the material of the submarine, it is impossible for magnetic mines to
attract to the submarine allowing the sub to safely go through the field of
mines.
3) We are also including a failsafe device
in the submarine as if the r.c link is
broken, the submarine will
automatically float to the surface.
4) Theoretically it can go to a depth of
around 200 ft which is quite promising
for a r,c model.

Future Modifications In The

Submarine
1) We can use a camera in the bow for navigational purposes. It can also be
used for searching and de-activating the magnetic mines.
2) We can also use ultrasonic sensors to avoid obstacles and can make it semiautonomous.
3) We can also install small torpedos in the submarine.

Applications:1) In military.
2) In searching of marine life.
3) As a practical course work for marine engineering.