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Within the framework of the course AE4-T39, ASSET presents a special course on solar racing. This year’s course is largely based on contributions from the team members that participated with Nuna5 in the World Solar Challenge 2009 in Australia.
Though these lectures give valuable knowledge about the Nuna project, attending these lectures is not mandatory when applying for the Nuna6 team later this year.
The course will follow the whole development of the solar car and will show the true multidisciplinary nature of such a project. The Nuna race car development will cover the start of the assessment of the lessons learnt from the team of 2007, followed by building up the design drivers, developing the actual design of the body (aerodynamics coupled with structural requirements), the mechanical parts, such as steering, suspension, etc.., the tests in the wind tunnel, the electrical design including the solar panel layout, the actual building and manufacturing an assembling and finally the testing.
At the end of the course the actual racing is addressed: the logistics involved and particularly the strategy, the way the operation is set-up like a space mission with mission control vehicle, satellite communication, telemetry of the car, etc. ending in the intelligent energy management leading to maximizing the performance.
This course is eligible as a sustainable education course and represents a value of 3 ECTS upon completion. The final mark will be based on an oral examination.
The course is open for all TU Delft students having completed their first and second year.
The course starts February 1st 2010, 10.45, Fellowship building, room OZ-IZ 1 (0.15)
Enrollment via Blackboard.
please publish the NUNA lecture on youtube – a car like this is a must-have plus: a door opener for free propulsion (well, almost) !