Special topics in mechanical engineering: the art and science of boat design

Lectures: 5 sessions over 1 week, 6 hours / session

In this workshop, participants will go through the process of carving half-models to their own design, and then work up a lines plan of their model. Through the experience of working with this older design method, participants will learn where contemporary, CAD technologies live on the evolutionary arc of boat design systems.

Course will include:

None

This class requires regular attendance and participation in shop work and discussions. Students are not expected to create a successful hull design, but are expected to explore their ideas about hull forms using this design process. Students are expected to bring their preconceptions about boat design and then consider those preconceptions critically using this particular design technology. The class is about boat design technology, rather than simply boat design.

100% Class Participation

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