Pioneer 潛水艇 by Shengtao Ma is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 未來設計 Competition Category.

銀未來· 2025

Pioneer 潛水艇

by Shengtao Ma

Client: Different Design Companies

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 未來 Category

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The Design

About Pioneer 潛水艇

這款模組化可生存深海研究潛艇旨在提升深海研究任務的效率和安全性。通過模組化設計,可以靈活配置不同的功能模組以適應各種科研需求;它還配備了導航模組來輔助操作,同時先進的生存支援系統確保船員在長時間潛水作業期間的安全和舒適。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Pioneer 潛水艇是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Pioneer 潛水艇將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Pioneer 潛水艇是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is a new type of submersible with high performance, modularity, intelligence and multi-function. It can adapt to various extreme underwater environments and assist mankind in comprehensive exploration and scientific research of deep sea resources, ecosystems and unknown areas.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 19600mm x Length 51000mm x Height 22700mm
Tags: Safety, Technology, Modular, Intelligent, viability
Production Technology: The material is made of high-strength composite materials, and the application of carbon fiber and titanium alloy improves the pressure resistance and lightweight performance of the submersible. The appearance adopts the streamlined design of a killer whale to better adapt to the special environment of the seabed.
Design Challenge: During the product design process, it was difficult to innovate its structure. Finally, we got inspiration from the shape and structure of killer whales and innovated in structure and function.
Research: Through modular design and bionic design, this product has new innovations in appearance and structure. In addition to the basic common modes, it also adds the ability to quickly match various complex terrains, feed back data information to the main body in real time, and intelligently survey the terrain. , cruise scout and other functions.
Inspiration: As global research on deep-sea resources, ecology, and environment continues to deepen, existing submersibles are insufficient in depth, flexibility, and versatility. This submarine is inspired by the streamlined appearance of killer whales and their rational biological structure. New submersibles with high performance, intelligence and multi-function can adapt to various extreme underwater environments and realize comprehensive exploration and scientific research of the deep sea.
Project Duration: The project starts at Qingdao University of Technology in August 2023 and ends at Qingdao University of Technology in November 2024.
Operation Flow: The Pioneer research submarine is designed to improve the efficiency and safety of undersea research missions. The advanced survival support system ensures the safety and comfort of the crew during long-term submersibles. Equipped with an unmanned pilot, long-distance wireless remote control, and complex operation assistance, it improves work efficiency while ensuring safety. With a modular design, the unmanned pilot can be equipped with different operating modules and thrusters according to different conditions and scenarios to better assist operations.