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One
of our development partners on the Solar Navigator World Challenge is the
up and coming Qtronics company. We needed a PCB and program designed
to monitor the ships charging and energy storage. We also needed an
automatic control system to align our solar wings toward the sun in good
weather conditions.
Affordable
PCB design
Qtronics
is a dedicated design house producing innovative electronic solutions for
manufactures and other electronic products for tomorrow’s requirements.
Qtronics Specialize in embedded firmware and electronics design but are
also capable of producing both schematics and PCB layouts to your
requirements. They have experience in dealing with many types of
microcontrollers such as the popular PIC from Arizona Microchip, Atmel and
ST to name but a few devices.
Their
knowledge of electronics and firmware design gives them the ability to
provide designs that a suited to both prototype builds and mass production
quantities.
If
you have a design requirement for either firmware, electronics or just a
PCB layout then contact Qtronics today for a informal talk about your
requirements, after which we can provide a quotation for the design.
PCB
LAYOUT SERVICE (design)
Qtronics
apart from designing electronics and firmware can also provide custom PCB
layouts to your requirements. We are able to work from a circuit drawing
scribbled on a sheet of paper to professional circuits drawn in packages
such as Altium, Proteus, PADS, Easy-PC to mention but a few.
We
provide our customer with a complete set of Gerber files that enables you
to go to any PCB manufacture in the world to get your PCB’s Produced. A
list of recommended suppliers can be found at the bottom of this page.
Gerber
files from Qtronics are output in Gerber274X format, all dimensions are in
mm and relevant construction details will be provided within the Gerber
files. NC drill data is also supplied.
Serial
Interface DC 16 Amp 12 Volt motor speed controller, complete set of planes
to build your own speed controller, including PCB Gerber files.
PIC
TCP/IP Dev board the easy way to get up and
running with embedded Ethernet development.
Audio
Amplifier project. Complete kit of components to make your very own 56
Watt audio Amp. Include circuit drawings and PCB Gerber files. This Kit if
the for the Mono version.
Stereo
Audio Amplifier project. Complete kit of components to make your very own
stereo 56 Watt audio Amp. Include circuit drawings and PCB Gerber files.
This Kit if the for the Stereo version.
Track
the solar rays with this magnificent solar tracker design, kit includes
complete circuit drawing and PCB Gerber files
ARTICLES
Lithium
Polymer Batteries, Details of the
latest battery technology and how to use it.
Gainclone,
Audio Amp. Details of the popular DIY audio
Amplifier
Qtronics
can be contacted on the below telephone number and email addresses
Tel.:
+44 (0) 1273 400325 FAX: +44 (0) 1273 400635
Emaill:
sales@qtronics.net or tech@qtronics.net
LINKS:
Qtronics
Home Page
Contact
Qtronics
PIC
TCP/IP PCB
Qtronics
Products
Lithium
Polymer Batteries
IP
Dev board
PCB
Layout Service
Contact
Links
PCB
LINKS:
Easy-PC
http://www.numberone.com/index.asp
Altium
Designer 6 http://www.altium.com/
PADs
layout http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb/pads/
Proteus
Schematic and PCB layout http://www.labcenter.co.uk/index_uk.htm
PCB manufactures:
PCB
manufacture and sub-contract PCB population http://www.olimex.com/pcb/index.html
PCB
manufacture short lead times, Ideal for prototype builds http://www.screenbond.co.uk/
http://ecommerce.pcbfabexpress.com/index.jsp
http://www.goldphoenixpcb.biz/
SOLAR
CAR TEAMS WORLD WIDE
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ORGANISATION
A-Z
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CAR'S
NAME
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TEAM
NAME
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Aristotle
Uni of Thessaloniki, Helios
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Helios
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Faculty
of Engineering
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Arizona
Solar Racing Team - USA |
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Arizona
Solar Racing Team |
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Auburn
University |
Sol
of Auburn |
Sol
of Auburn |
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Aurora
Team, Australia |
Aurora |
Aurora
Vehicle Association |
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Bochum
Solar Car Team |
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Das
SolarCar der Fachhochschule |
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California
Poly S University |
SLO
Burn Sidewinder |
San
Luis Obispo |
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Clarkson
Uni Solar Car Team, USA |
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The
Solar Knights |
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Delft
University - Holland |
NUNA
I & II
2003
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Dell
Winston School |
The
Hunter |
Solar
Car Challenge |
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Desert
Rose, Northern Territory Uni |
FUJI
DESERT ROSE |
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Drexel
SunDragon Home Page |
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École
de technologie supérieure Quebec |
Eclipse
V (5) |
Éclipse
Vehicular Solaire |
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École
Polytechnique de Montréal
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Esteban
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Eko-Auto
Poland |
Eko-Auto |
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Electron
Analytic Corporation
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Dark
Horse
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EAC
Skunkworks
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George
Washington University |
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George
Washington Uni Solar Car |
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Georgia
Institute of Technology |
Solar
Jackets |
Solar
Jackets |
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Heliodet,
Germany |
Heliodet |
Heliodet,
Solar Car Team |
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Helios
- Lille, France |
Hélios IV |
Hautes
Etudes d'Ingénieur |
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Honda
Car Company |
Honda |
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Illinois
State University
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Surya,
Ratha, Mercury
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Illinois
State University
Team
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Iowa
State University
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Fusion
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Team
PrISUm
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Jonasun
Japan |
Orbit |
Solar
Car Paviion |
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Kansas
State University
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Paragon
|
Solar
Car Racing Team
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Los
Altos Academy of Engineering |
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Los
Altos Solar Car Team |
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Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
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Tesseract
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MIT
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McGill
University
Monteal, Canada
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iSun
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Team
iSun
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McMaster
University
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Phoenix
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McMaster
Uni
Solar Car Project
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Messiah
College
Grantham, Penns |
Genesis
II |
Genesis
II Solar Racing Team |
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Michigan
State University
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Solar
Racing Team
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Michigan
Technological University |
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Solar
Car Team |
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Minnesota
S Uni-Mankato/Winona S Uni |
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Minnesota
Solar
Car Team |
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North
Dakota State University
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The
Double Deuce
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Sunsetters
- Solar Race Team
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Northwestern
University
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N'Uvation
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Northwestern
University
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Nuon
Solar Team, Netherlands |
Nuna
3 |
Het
Nuon Solar Team |
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Osaka
Sangyo University, Japan |
OSU
model S |
Solar
Car Team |
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Prairie
View A&M University
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Solaris
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Sun
Panthers
|
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Principia
College
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RA
6
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Principia
College
Solar Car Team
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Purdue
University
|
SPOT
2
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Purdue
University
Solar Racing
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Queen's
University Canada
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Radiance
Gemini
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Queen's
Solar Vehicle Team
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Red
River College
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Red
River Raycer
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Red
River College Solar
Car Team
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Rice
University |
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Rice
University |
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Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology
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Rose-Hulman
Solar Car Team |
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Southern
Illinois Uni Edwardsville
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Cougar
Cruiser
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Southern
Illinois University
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South
Bank University, UK |
Mad
Dog |
South
Bank Mad Dog Team |
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South
Dakota School Mines & Tech |
Solar
Motion |
South
Dakota Solar Motion Team |
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Southern
Taiwan University Tech |
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Southern
Taiwan Solar Team |
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Stanford
University
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Solstice
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Stanford
Solar Car Project
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Tamagawa
University - Japan |
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Tamagawa
Solar Challenge Project |
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Team
Futura, Italy |
FUTURA
2 |
Team
Futura |
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Team
SunLake - Japan |
Phaethon
model |
Team
SunLake TOYOBO |
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Texas
A&M University
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Columbia
Sunraycer
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Texas
A&M
Motorsports Team
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The
Power of One
- Toronto |
Xof1 |
The
Xof1 solar car team |
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Tufts
University
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ANNE
E. B. II
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Nerd
Girls
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University
of Alberta |
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University
of Alberta Team |
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University
of Arizona
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Drifter
|
Solar
Racing Team
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University
of Calgary
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UC
Calgary
Solar Car Team
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University
of California-Berkeley |
CalSol |
California
Calsol Team |
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University
of Kansas |
Solution,
CATalyst |
KSU
Solar Car Racing Team |
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University
of Kentucky
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Gato
del Sol II
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Solar
Car Team
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University
of Massachusetts |
Spirit
of Mass 413 |
Lowell
Solar Racing Team |
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University
of Michigan
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Momentum
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University
of Michigan
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University
of Minnesota
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Borealis
III
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U
of M Solar Vehicle Project
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University
of Missouri
- Columbia
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Suntiger
VI
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The
Mizzou Solar Car Project
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University
of Missouri -
Rolla
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Solar
Miner V
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Solar
Minor Car Team
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University
of North Dakota |
Subzero
3 |
Team
SubZero |
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University
of Ontario Institute of Tech |
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UOI
Solar Vehicle Team |
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Uni
of New South Wales SCR Team |
UNSW
Sunswift III |
New
South Wales SCR Team |
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University
of Patras, Hermes |
|
Solar
Car Team |
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University
of Pennsylvania
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Keystone
|
Penn
Solar Racing
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University
of Queensland |
Sunshark |
Queensland
Solar Team |
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University
of South Australia |
Ned
KELLY |
SA
Solar Car Consortium |
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University
of Texas at Austin
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Solar
Steer
|
Solar
Vehicles Team
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University
of Texas at El Paso
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Solraycers
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University
of Toronto
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Blue
Sky
|
Blue
Sky Solar Racing
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University
of Toulouse |
Heliotrope |
Heliotrope
Solar Car Team |
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University
of Utah
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Vehicle
Design Team
Utah
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University
of Virginia
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UVa
Solar Car Team
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University
of Waterloo
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Midnight
Sun VIII
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Midnight
Sun Solar Race Team
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University
of Western Ontario
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Sunstang
|
Sunstang
USP
Solar Car Team
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USP
Solar Car Team |
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USP
Solar Car Team |
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Western
Michigan University
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Sunseeker
05
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W
Michigan Solar Car Team
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Yale
University
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The
John Lee
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Team
Lux
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SOLAR CAR EVENTS
American
Solar Challenge American
Tour de Sol
American
World Solar Challenge - Formula Sun
Australian
World Solar Challenge
Canadian
Solar Discovery Challenge
Dream
Cup Solar Car Race Suzuka 2003 - Japan
Japanese
World Solar Car Rallye
North
American Solar Challenge
Phaethon
2004
Solar
Express - Solar Bike Race
Sunrayce
SunRace
2003 - Australia
World
Solar Car Rally - Japan
World Solar Rallye
- Japan
During
these competitions, students learn about solar panels, electric motors,
electronics, vehicle chassis, bodywork, aerodynamics, suspension, batteries
and how to solve practical problems during the design process, while working
as a team. It's demanding stuff and more fun that laying in bed
watching TV, where individuals may seek inspiration, but achieve very
little.
SOLAR
CAR PART FINDER
Solar
Cola - a taste for adventure
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