Submersible Human Powered Research Cycle (Sharc)

Details

• Personal Author:
  Klementovich, Joseph ; Shaw, Bradley ; Franklin, Eric
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Sea Grant
• Sea Grant Program:
  NHU (New Hampshire Sea Grant)
• Description:
  A team of undergraduates designed, built, and tested a training and test platform for evaluating and training prospective crew members for the International Human Powered Submarine races. The system measures the heart rate of a scuba diver who pedals it, the RPMs the diver achieves, and the air consumed. Data are sent to a personal computer for display, analysis, and recording. The system includes two modules: a classic rotary drive and a newly- developed linear drive; the design allows for variability in diver size and pedaling orientation. The system can be adapted to other underwater ergonomic research programs. The primary purpose of the Submersible Human-Powered Research Cycle (SHARC) is to provide a platform to quantify the performance of humans engaged in underwater work, such as that involved in propelling a submersible. Th​e second objective of the SHARC is to provide a system that can quantitatively test and evaluate the effectiveness of various human orientations on performance. A third purpose of the SHARC is to train individuals for future human-powered submarine competitions.
• Series:
  UNHMP-​AR-​SG   94-​6
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  NHU-T-94-001
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:421be6f14a94e5bd2c453932309c397cfea9de09a59522099a52f2ad99216248
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/42146/noaa_42146_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.60 MB ]