"Getting involved in a technical society is a great way to mix business and pleasure--to intensify and complement what you learn in class while developing friendly relationships with people who share the same interests as you do," says Hugues Marceau, Director of the Electric Formula society and organizer of the recruitment day.

To learn more about the technical societies that will be setting up shop on September 8, read on for a look at their projects.

Formula Electric

The students design and build a racing vehicle, which is put to the test at the annual Formula Student Electric design and engineering competition. As with any competition, participants must respect the regulations in order to create a vehicle that's safe, high-performance and efficient. The competition allows students to refine their teamwork skills and learn about today's transportation technology.


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Website
info@felectrique.polymtl.ca

Esteban

Esteban is a solar-vehicle design project. This car is capable of reaching speeds of 110 km/h using no more energy than a hair dryer! With our ever-increasing energy-related needs, research on alternative solutions is taking on greater importance. When human beings face new problems, they develop new solutions! The solar car presents a range of technological challenges to tackle. From suspension to engine control to cockpit design, all the engineering disciplines can be put to use here.
Next competition: June 2012 in Chicago

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Website
esteban@polymtl.ca

PolyBroue

Founded in 2004, the Polybroue team is made up of young students from a number of engineering disciplines. The society's members have chosen the challenge of understanding, working with and improving a complete engineering process: beer-making.

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Report on Polybroue
Website
polybroue@step.polymtl.ca
Room C-309

PolyProject

Formed barely a year ago, PolyProject brings together some 30 students from every branch of engineering who share a common thirst for innovation. With the aim of entering large-scale competitions, the company's primary goal is to design and build the most promising invention from among student projects, with the aim of bringing it to market.

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Website
exec@polyproject.ca

SAE Robotique

Do you want to get involved with a project that has a direct impact on people and that's on the cutting edge of technology? The members of SAE Robotique work on various robots with highly unique characteristics in terms of their mechanical structures, their electronic components and their intelligence. The latest prototype aimed to help rescue teams in searching for victims of urban catastrophes.


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Website
saerobot@gmail.com
Room M-6505 (Lassonde buildings)

Archimède

Here, students are developing a human-propelled submarine for competition, engaging with each step of production: design, modelling and building. But what's the concept, exactly? It's an underwater vehicle filled with water, propelled and guided by a pedal system similar to that of a bicycle. A pilot sits inside the vehicle to activate the pedals.

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Website
archimede@liste.step.polymtl.ca
Room B-319


SmartBird

SmartBird builds drones. But what's a drone? It's an aircraft that can fly and carry out a mission with no human presence on board. Piloted from a distance, a drone can be any kind of flying object, from a kite to a missile, including hot-air balloons. The team's goal: to design an automatic airline pilot.



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Website
smartuav@gmail.com
Room A-420
 

Concrete Canoe

Making concrete float? Seems like a crazy idea. But every year, the students in this society join forces to create a floating canoe made of concrete. It's a student project from A to Z: search for funding, hull design, moulding, concrete mixing, timetable-setting and testing.

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Website
canotb@nova.polymtl.ca

Avion Cargo

Polytechnique's Avion Cargo team has a long tradition of excellence. Having ascended to the podium at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) competition since 1997, the members' goal, each year is to find solutions to very stimulating situations. The objective is simple: to make the lightest possible apparatus fly with the heaviest possible load. However, a number of restrictions, which vary from year to year, are imposed on the aspiring engineers, among others with regard to the motor cylinder, dimensions of the apparatus, materials used and takeoff surface.

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Website
avion_exec@liste.step.polymtl.ca
Room C-572

EPM Steel Bridge
Designing and building a steel bridge that can support the enormous weight of about 2,500 pounds and can be assembled easily--that's an extraordinary challenge. To carry it off, the EPM Steel Bridge team pools the technical knowledge they've acquired at Polytechnique Montréal and the practical skills of each of its members. A competition takes place each year in the New York City area. In addition to accomplishing the work for each competition, the members of EPM Steel Bridge lead a greatly enriched student life.

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Website
pontdacier@gmail.com

Oronos

The Oronos project is emblematic of Polytechnique's leadership in the realm of aerospace engineering. Created just over a year ago, the Oronos project is a technical society made up of some 20 future engineers in six engineering specialties at Polytechnique who are interested in aerospace. The student members of the group must work together to design every component of a rocket: engine, fuselage, onboard computer that controls the rocket's movements, and even the launch pad--all are the result of the students' committed work. The goal: to build every component of a rocket that can reach an altitude of 3 km with the highest possible precision while carrying a payload of 10 lb.

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Website

SAE Baja

Created entirely by students, the SAE Baja is a single-space all-terrain vehicle prototype that can survive the worst racing conditions. The 20-student team designs, builds, assembles and tests the prototype with the aim of entering the competitions organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). The vehicle must meet the SAE regulations and be propelled only by a 10-HP Briggs & Stratton engine. At the various competitions, SAE Baja faces the worst possible road conditions, such as a four-hour race on a rocky, muddy, steep path! Also on the menu: acceleration tests, manoeuvrability competitions, hill-climbing, load-pulling, races across large rocks or mud, or crossing a body of water!

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Website
minibaja@liste.step.polymtl.ca

Formula SAE

Since the 1990s, Polytechnique students have been rivalling each other in their ingenious design of high-performance Formula SAE race cars. From 0 to 100 km/h in less than 4 seconds--that's what EPM Motorsport aims to do! Formula SAE is seeking talented, motivated people. Do you want to work on a super-cool project and gain the kind of work experience that employers really notice? Regardless of your program, the team has plenty of exciting projects in store for you this year.

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Website
fsae@polymtl.ca