Title :
Suntrakker-a student-designed solar vehicle
Author_Institution :
San Diego State Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the major challenges faced by the student team while designing, building and racing the Suntrakker Solar Car, and competing in the 1993 World Solar Challenge in Australia. The author hopes that this paper will offer a glimpse of the scale of such a project, and by highlighting some of challenges, help any student group that wishes to do the same
Keywords :
electric vehicles; project engineering; project management; solar power; 1993 World Solar Challenge; Australia; Suntrakker; Suntrakker Solar Car; design; project engineering; student-designed solar vehicle;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulation Conference, 1997, and Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding Conference. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Rosemont, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3959-2
DOI :
10.1109/EEIC.1997.651281
