Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
UWA Motorsport
Each year a team of students design, build and race a Formula SAE Motorsport car.
In 2007 the UWA team won the overall award for Formula SAE Australasia. Formula SAE is a major annual international competition, run by the Society of Automotive Engineers, in which some 200 universities from North America, Europe, Asia and Australasia compete. UWA Motorsport provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates to learn and develop multi-disciplinary teamwork plus innovative, design, leadership, management, marketing, finance and practical skills. Find out more about the car and the team.
Awesome animations
Students interested in Computer Science and Software Engineering can visit this website to see images and videos of some of the computer animations our students and researchers have been working on. The projects reflect some of the research being undertaken at UWA in robotics, avian-flu and bushfire spread, 3-D modelling.
UWA REV (Renewable Energy Vehicle)
Students studying Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering are designing and building a Renewable Energy Vehicle. The UWA REV project hopes to ârevolutionise personal transportâ by building vehicles that produce no pollution, powered by electricity from any plug point and viable to both the performance and commercial markets.
The students are building a four-wheel, five-seater commuter vehicle, designed for sustained performance over typical commute distances. In addition, they have begun the design and development of a performance model they will demonstrate by the end of this year.
Warman projects
Second year Mechanical Engineering students participate in the Weir-Warman and Engineers Australia Design and Build Competition each year. The competition involves students being set a design challenge and creating a physical model to complete the challenge. This year the students will design, build and prove a prototype device in a laboratory environment that serves to navigate difficult terrain and deploy a response payload.
