The Winning Solar Car: A Design Guide for Solar Race Car Teams

By Douglas R. Carroll

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0768011310
• ISBN13: 9780768011319
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.3"