Newcastle University Engineering Projects Society

02/10/2023

Starting off EPS 23/24 with an introduction & (optional) social. We'll be taking you through everything happening during the year, projects, workshops and all. This Wednesday at 14:00! Come meet the members.

26/09/2023

Thanks to everyone that met us at Society's fair last week! It was a pleasure meeting you all, it's not too late to get a free membership at https://nusu.co.uk/activities/view-society/57

17/09/2023

At EPS we have been hard at work creating the first generation of member robot. Meet eSpeedy MK1 - our two-wheeled, Wi-Fi controlled, maze solving robot.
Get your membership today to guarantee your place on our exclusive robotics and Arduino workshops.

https://nusu.co.uk/activities/view-society/57

16/09/2023

Freshers' week is right around the corner - EPS will be attending the fair to answer any questions and convince you of our excellent membership 😄

In the meanwhile, join our discord for more information: https://discord.gg/8NgfaPQ43B

19/04/2021

Gen 4 ROV Concept CAD. We have finally come up with a design we are happy with. From this, our goal would be to separate parts, while taking manufacturability, cost, strength and weight into account.

25/06/2019

We also like to thank everyone on the team who've helped to make this possible. While we sadly couldn't bring everyone to Kingsport, we are immensely grateful for all your efforts and from the bottom of our hearts, we thank each and every person who's been hard at work throughout the year. All these wouldn't be possible without y'all!

23/06/2019

We're pleased to share that we've won the Guts & Glory award for our resilient spirit and never say die attitude throughout the competition despite facing numerous obstacles! (:

22/06/2019

Awesome time during the collaborative finale when we got to work with other teams! Probably the best part of the competition. Mega thanks to DB-Excel from Kingsport for assisting us with the mission! Shout-out to you guys you're awesome! (:

22/06/2019

Thanks to Blue Robotics for featuring us on Instagram, glad you're liking our work-class-esque ROV design!

20/06/2019

We're now at the opening ceremony for the MATE ROV Competition in Kingsport! The theme this year is "Innovations for Inshore: ROV Operations on Rivers, Lakes, and Dams".

19/06/2019

Thiis is from earlier today as our team commenced reassembly of the ROV after tearing apart for the flight

17/06/2019

Our entire US team is now in Tennessee! We're spending the night in Nashville before taking a lovely road trip into Kingsport tomorrow. Here's a nice photo of everyone looking absolutely terrible after a 9 hour flight..

17/06/2019

Hello from Newcastle Airport! (Part of) Our US team is just about to set off for Tennessee now, stay tuned to our stories for live updates! (:

30/05/2019

Customised Society/Team apparel now available for purchase! Orders details have been sent out via email. These t-shirts/hoodies will be personalised with names on them. Deadline for order will be Sunday, 2 June, 2359!

Order from: https://www.nusu.co.uk/organisation/13805/
Size selection: https://forms.ncl.ac.uk/view.php?id=4999200

17/05/2019

15/05/2019

We're proud to announce that our society's competitive arm - the NUROVers - has qualified for the MATE International Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) competition! Check out our qualifying video below (:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3vK2PuRtQI

Newcastle University - NUROVers -- MATE ROV Competition 2019 Explorer Class - Demo Video

27/03/2019

Our society is pleased to announce the establishment of the Sonardyne Robotics and Autonomous Systems Student Laboratory!

As part of this laboratory, Sonardyne has kindly agreed to sponsor the society's underwater pursuits of designing and building a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV).

Visting last Thursday (22 March 2019), Sonardyne's Managing Director - Mr John Ramsden - shared more about the company's technologies and offered valuable insights about engineering marketing.

Featured in photo:
1st Row (L-R): Kacper Floriański (Systems Captain), Helen Bridgland (Systems Vice-Captain), Leonardos Vlamis (Marine Team Member), Rohan Chandratre (Mechanical Captain), Junwei Fan (President), Louis Tan (Marine Captain), Dr Maryam Haroutunian (Supervising Lecturer)
2nd Row (L-R): Joe Scott (Electrical Captain), Chris Hemmingway (Electrical Vice Captain), Edward Land (Project Manager), Christian Vieira (Mechanical Vice-Captain), James Moore (Marine Team Member), Margarita Kourounioti (Marine Team Member), Mr John Ramsden (Sonardyne MD), Alexandra Willis (Treasurer)

Our society would like to thank Sonardyne for your generosity and strong support of students! We look forward to more exciting times ahead!

08/12/2018

Special post for those attending yesterdays Christmas party, If you bought a drink yesterday I need payment!, below is a list of drinks purchased and my bank details, when paying name your drink in the transaction description, like this post once you have paid:

Account no: 12421066
Sort Code: 110446

Drinks:
2 Sam Adams: £4.79 each
1 Lemonade: £3.79
2 Budwiser: £4.39 each
1 Purple rain: 5.29

07/12/2018

As we wrap up the penultimate week of Term 1 on this cold blustery day, our members gathered for a warm cosy Christmas dinner at F&Bs! Woes of coursework, literature reviews and deadlines were all placed aside temporarily as we tucked into festive meals, celebrating the society's official rebranding as Engineering Projects. To top off an excellent evening, a delightful cake - layered with 800g of frosting - was in order. Kudos to our Secretary for this sweet ending to a wonderful event and thank you everyone for coming! (:

24/11/2018

With all the design meetings that's been going on (and us still waiting for the full specs of the ROV Competition to be released), we thought we'd just wind back to some weeks ago when we debuted this year's introduction video at freshers fair!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGKGQjx0XoM

EXCITING ENGINEERING PROJECTS! The Marine Projects Society focuses on engineering projects, including but not limited to the design and construction of marin...

05/11/2018

Who is interested in a visit to Meyer Werft Dockyards, Germany, in Easter 2019, for a fun filled week of looking at the engineering and sightseeing of some massive ships!

Like this post if interested

Just gauging interest, you are not committing to anything ATM.

https://www.meyerwerft.de/en/meyerwerft_de/index.jsp

Meyer Werft Papenburg

26/10/2018

On a chilly Friday evening, the 4th week of Semester 1 drew to a close as 23 weary souls headed to Eldon Leisure Bowling in celebration of surviving the first month (back) at uni. But academic fatigue was soon vanquished as laughter and the ever elusive strikes took priority. True to our society's interdisciplinary spirit, there was no infighting amongst teams (despite the committee's best effort to stir some drama up), and members from Electrical, Marine, Mechanical & Systems all played harmoniously.

Rojer Mathew topped the charts and was crowned Athlete of the Year (he's probably very good with kinematics and had the momentum equations all worked out - no we're not being salty).

Anyway, congratulations to Rojer once again and we hope everyone enjoyed themselves! As temperatures continue plummeting and winter gets into full swing, you'll be delighted to know that our next social (Christmas dinner) is coming up real soon so stay tuned for that!

28/09/2018

To all our existing members, welcome back to another wonderful year! We're excited to share more with you so check your uni emails for further details. Memberships can be renewed here: https://www.nusu.co.uk/organisation/13805/ and we look forward to seeing you soon! (:

24/09/2018

Hello! We're now ready and excited for the new academic year!

To those thinking about joining us, head over to our NUSU page (https://www.nusu.co.uk/getinvolved/societies/society/13805/), check the 'Keep me posted~!' box and click 'Join the mailing list!'. No commitments there! That just puts your uni email into our list so we can keep you updated about our upcoming info sessions where you can find out more.

We hope to see you soon! (:

23/09/2018

We're all ready for Freshers Fair now! Welcoming students of all engineering disicplines, computer science, and anyone else who fancies exciting projects! Hope to see you soon (:

22/05/2018

We're saddened to bring news today that we've not qualified for the international MATE ROV competition. While it may be slightly disheartening for the team at present, we promise to work harder next year and come back stronger! We've had a great time this year and will learn from the experience to do a much better job next time round.

At this point, we'd like to thank everyone who has supported us in one way or another. (:

We'll have a full promotional video up before the start of the next academic year, but for now, please enjoy a video of our ROV's self-righting manoeuvre when we capsized it by foolishly not giving it enough tether to swim away on.

08/05/2018

We have now completed assembly and are on to the final stage of ballasting and testing! We'll (hopefully) be able to share more updates of the ROV working soon but in the meantime here are a few photos of the completed ROV!

01/05/2018

Here's a close up of our gripper (there will be two of these on the ROV). The right side (with the angled claws) is designed specially for gripping PVC pipes and the left (with the rubber strips) is for gripping everything else.

26/04/2018

Work is well underway to get the ROV together! The main ROV frame and cylinders are now installed - what's left is the mechanical arm and electronic components which will come together next week! (:

22/04/2018

Hello Everyone! Apologies for the lack of updates. We've been getting really busy these few weeks as the video submission deadline for the MATE ROV Competition approaches. Time is tight but we're optimistic about getting everything to work by 11 May.

Right now, we're into the systems integration and final assembly stage. Things are finally coming together after a (nearly) year-long push! For now, we'd like to share a rough 3D model of the final ROV design. More to come soon! (:

14/02/2018

It was a very gloomy Valentine's Day, complete with overcast skies and freezing temperatures, as (date-less) members of our society (and other Marine Tech students) visited Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) to learn about Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Despite the chill in the air and our lack of snuggling partners (meh), we were warm with enthusiasm at the wonderful opportunity to see these massive machines up close! For it is our passion for engineering and all things Marine Tech that drives the love in our beating hearts!

Many thanks to SMD for hosting us and for the wonderful insights into the world of ROVs!

07/10/2017

Hi all! If you haven't already and want to be part of our society, can you please pay membership! Only £10 for the year! Link below:
https://www.nusu.co.uk/getinvolved/societies/society/13805/

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05/10/2017

Hi Everyone! To those who joined us at our info session yesterday - a big thank you to you! We'll update you more about our next meeting soon, but for now, do check out our intro video (if you haven't already)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QwMpht-AJ4

Newcastle University Marine Projects Society Diving Down: An introductory video to the competitive arm of our society.

25/09/2017

A video tour of our stall at Freshers Fair! We're here today and tomorrow 1000-1600 so come and say hi ('cos we're bored to death waiting for engineers to show up)

25/09/2017

http://www.atlantasmarine.com/rov-systems-tooling
Just to inspire your minds!

A range of high quality ROVs, SONARs, sensors and accessories for underwater search and inspection

24/09/2017

We're here at Freshers Fair! 1000-1600 today through Tuesday. Do drop by and say hi if you have the time!