Human powered submarine hull design

As a human powered submarine has a limited and small supply of input power, it is necessary to utilize this power as efficiently as possible. In order to achieve maximum speed, losses form both surface and form drag on the outside of hull must be minimized. To design a hull well suited to human power, several key analyses are required. A well-designed hull shape can arise from considerations of pilot ergonomics, internal components space requirements, and hydrodynamic effects. Throughout the design process, examination of possible construction methods must be made. Additionally, the final hull design must be structurally robust to stand up to mounting of variety of internal components, repeated use, and resulting stresses.