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Stanford is different from many other university [[solar car]] teams around the US in that it is a completely student-run project, with faculty advisors only helping with financial support. |
Stanford is different from many other university [[solar car]] teams around the US in that it is a completely student-run project, with faculty advisors only helping with financial support. |
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The project is open to Stanford students in all fields of study and serves to educate groups on and off campus. Official meetings occur on Monday nights and Saturday afternoons at the on-campus "Solar Car Site," a building shared with the Stanford [[DARPA Grand Challenge]] team. However, work on the car continues at all times during the week, epecially in the weeks and months leading up to a race. |
The project is open to Stanford students in all fields of study and serves to educate groups on and off campus. Official meetings occur on Monday nights and Saturday afternoons at the on-campus "Solar Car Site," a building shared with the Stanford [[DARPA Grand Challenge]][http://www.car-donate-program.com -] team. However, work on the car continues at all times during the week, epecially in the weeks and months leading up to a race. |
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The group is now in the process of designing and building a vehicle, Equinox, for competition in the 2007 [[World Solar Challenge]]. Equinox will be based on the design of Solstice, the 2005 car, with a number of design improvements and updates gleamed from experiences in building and racing Solstice. |
The group is now in the process of designing and building a vehicle, Equinox, for competition in the 2007 [[World Solar Challenge]]. Equinox will be based on the design of Solstice, the 2005 car, with a number of design improvements and updates gleamed from experiences in building and racing Solstice. |
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Revision as of 09:46, 30 September 2006
The Stanford Solar Car Project is part of the Stanford University School of Engineering. A student-run, donation-funded project which has been building and racing solar-powered vehicles since 1986, their entry, "Solstice," placed first in the stock class of the 2005 North American Solar Challenge 2,500 mile race from Austin, Texas, to Calgary, Canada. [1]
Stanford is different from many other university solar car teams around the US in that it is a completely student-run project, with faculty advisors only helping with financial support.
The project is open to Stanford students in all fields of study and serves to educate groups on and off campus. Official meetings occur on Monday nights and Saturday afternoons at the on-campus "Solar Car Site," a building shared with the Stanford DARPA Grand Challenge- team. However, work on the car continues at all times during the week, epecially in the weeks and months leading up to a race.
The group is now in the process of designing and building a vehicle, Equinox, for competition in the 2007 World Solar Challenge. Equinox will be based on the design of Solstice, the 2005 car, with a number of design improvements and updates gleamed from experiences in building and racing Solstice.
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