In the past decades, sustainable means of transportation have become an important issue once they are potentially able to supply modern transport needs whilst not harming the environment. Accordingly to this general interest, solar vehicles have been developed by several institutions worldwide to participate in international class races, promoting this research field. As the competitiveness increased, solar technologies evolved toward noteworthy solutions for a modern and sustainable mobility. Hence, this work intends to provide a general overview on solar vehicles, particularly regarding all the design and manufacturing features that allowed the largest energy efficiency, considering the relevance of this factor for solar cars. Due to the huge amount of information available, a limited number of aspects were selected for further analysis, mainly related to mechanical design and engineering as: weight reduction, aerodynamics and kinematics, advanced materials, processes optimization.
Minak, G., Fragassa, C., Vannucchi de Camargo, F. (2017). A Brief Review on Determinant Aspects in Energy Efficient Solar Car Design and Manufacturing. Cham : Springer International Publishing AG [10.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_79].
A Brief Review on Determinant Aspects in Energy Efficient Solar Car Design and Manufacturing
MINAK, GIANGIACOMO;FRAGASSA, CRISTIANO;VANNUCCHI DE CAMARGO, FELIPE
2017
Abstract
In the past decades, sustainable means of transportation have become an important issue once they are potentially able to supply modern transport needs whilst not harming the environment. Accordingly to this general interest, solar vehicles have been developed by several institutions worldwide to participate in international class races, promoting this research field. As the competitiveness increased, solar technologies evolved toward noteworthy solutions for a modern and sustainable mobility. Hence, this work intends to provide a general overview on solar vehicles, particularly regarding all the design and manufacturing features that allowed the largest energy efficiency, considering the relevance of this factor for solar cars. Due to the huge amount of information available, a limited number of aspects were selected for further analysis, mainly related to mechanical design and engineering as: weight reduction, aerodynamics and kinematics, advanced materials, processes optimization.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
