The Winning Solar Car
R-343
10/17/2003
- Content
- A successful solar car team must have a good car, good drivers, good weather information, good strategy, and a well-trained support team. Based on the author's experiences designing and building five solar cars over a ten year period, this book focuses on the most imporant aspects of designing a competitive solar car, including developing a racing strategy, efficient solar car driving, project management, and designing the specific subsystems of the car. Chapters cover: Design Methodology Aerodynamics of Solar Cars Composite Materials Car Balance and Spring Rates and more
- ISBN
- 978-0-7680-5271-8
- Pages
- 394
- Citation
- Carroll, D., "The Winning Solar Car,".(Warrendale, PA: SAE International, 2003),.