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Test Run #4 - Lake George
Amidst the onset of the dreaded university mid-semester exams, the UNSW SRT is yet again on the road testing our latest improvements to the solar car.
Despite the overcast conditions with which the day started, the skies cleared by mid-morning to......e onset of the dreaded university mid-semester exams, the UNSW SRT is yet again on the road testing our latest improvements to the solar car. Despite the overcast conditions ...
Work at Solarch
The UNSW SRT has been spending several weekends over the past month at our workshop. The team has been experimenting with a life size mock-up of the solar car, testing new steering system ideas and finding ways to provide the passenger with more room. We also took the car for a short test run...... month at our workshop. The team has been experimenting with a life size mock-up of the solar car, testing new steering system ideas and finding ways to provide the passenger with more room. We also took t...
Test Run #3 - M5 Motorway
The testing run departed Solarch at 11am, making its usual sprint along the M5 motorway in a bid to test both the endurance of new solar car drivers and the reliability of the latest car upgrades. Despite having to battle roaring winds (a scary prospect for Martin, one of the new the...The testing run departed Solarch at 11am, making its usual sprint along the M5 motorway in a bid to tes...
Recent weekend work
Last weekend saw quite a lot of work accomplished by the team. So far, we have only ever run our car with batteries and solar power. We wanted to see how our car would perform using only the power from the solar array (with the batteries removed). This required a fair amount of modifcation by the...Test Run #5 - Goulbourn
Motorists and service station staff couldn´t help but chuckle as a solar car pulled into the servo just off the M5 at Goulbourn at 430pm on a Saturday afternoon, after UNSW SRT members decided it was time to turn around and head home after 180km and another full day of rigourous......ided it was time to turn around and head home after 180km and another full day of rigourous testing. This time, the team really put the UNSW Sunswift II to the test, taking an offroad gravel ...
We're off!
Set off at 10am from Scarborough beach with Peta Tracey as the first driver. Made it up the 6% incline of Green Mountain with no problems, in fact the Telemetry Bus had trouble keeping up! Bronwyn had heaps of fun with passing road trains. Emily had the final drive for the day and we are camped at......And we're back!
Good day ladies and gentlemen, Dan here for an update on our progress. I’ve taken over the helm of web updates so you’ll be hearing from me a lot during the next couple of days.
Before I start this decidedly overdue update, I’d like really like to apologize for the media blackout. As you can imagine the entire team has been sleep (and internet) deprived in the lead up to the start of WSC 09. We wanted to fill everybody in as much as possible but work on IVy got the better of us.
As I type this we are 2km South of Larramah sitting 3 feet from a diesel generator surrounded by harsh but beautiful terrain of the Northern Territory. It’s quite a scene. John, Etienne, Claudia and Caitlin are preparing cous-cous stir fry for the team. The array has been on our tilter-trailer for about half an hour charging the battery for tomorrow’s start at 8am, and everybody else is unpacking and getting the camp ready.
Let me back up a bit and fill you in on how we made it here. Scrutineering (the process of race officials signing off that your car follows the regulations, and is fit for highway driving) was tough. We had some minor but time consuming changes to make for us to qualify, and this left a lot of Sunswifters on very little sleep for way too long. We lived up at the Hidden Valley pits taking the occasional nap at Glen’s folks place, they treated us like royalty and we can’t thank them enough (Thanks guys!!!).
On qualifying day (this past Saturday), I’m happy to announce that IVy ran the track in 2 minutes and 16 seconds, placing us at 7th from pole position. The break test was a triumph for the Mechanical Team, whose breaks managed to pass the scrutineering test in a 6th of the distance required. On another positive mechanical note, after 8 hours sleep in 3 days the Mech guys managed to sort out the wheel alignment, angle of attack, a slight break run and fitted all the fairing properly. On the way up to Darwin the motor was pulling 2200W, and on the way down so far it has needed only 800W. This is a massive boost in efficiency.
Overall we were tired but thrilled with IVy’s performance during scrutineering. We left the pits at 8pm on Saturday and went to Glen’s for a BBQ, team meeting but most importantly sleep.
Following is an introduction to our fleet layout for WSC, and reports for each day we’ve been on the race as we’re able to post them. Not to worry, every one gets written, and sit ready to be put online.
Sunswift III- the present
...hell Layup -- Part 2 The car is currently being kept in working condition for educational purposes, testing, driver training and for the possibility of breaking the World Landspeed Record for solar powered v...
Team History
...uired operating the laboratories, maintaining the equipment, fabricating the cells at all stages, testing the cells and solving the engineering problems associated with process control and process optimi...
WSC09: Day One
Early this Wednesday morning the Sunswift Team gathered at the workshop for the final pack of cars leaving at a respectable time of 9:30. On the way out of Sydney we made a final stop at Oran Park where all the drivers performed further emergency braking tests to ensure the mechanical integrity of the car and ability to control her. All drivers were comfortable with handling during skidding and tyre blowouts and kept the pit crew busy changing tyres. The car drives beautifully, hugging the road with conviction in sharp bends as well as on the straight and was a pleasure to control (despite the cramped quarters and bumpy road). This is credit to our mechanical team Luke and Campbell who have taken Sunswift mechanical systems to a new level of safety and ease of use.
