Conceptual Design
- Shalin Patel
Owned by Shalin Patel
Table of Contents
Concept Sketches
September 23, 2018
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Final Sketches
September 30, 2018
The "final sketch" came down to figuring out what aesthetic and aerodynamic features we wanted.
Some considerations were:
- Wide catamaran and minimal frontal area
- Minimal angle difference between hood and windshield
- Hood area available for solar panels
- Extremely small trailing edge (~5mm)
- Minimize car size (for weight purposes)
To summarize these needs, a few sketches were created and refined:
Wants:
Refined sketches (including prelim. geometry):
Rough Geometry
October 7, 2018
Total available area for array placement ~= 5.2 m^2
Underbody style:
The body comes down where the driver/passengers are located. This should be done in an aerodynamic way, but the shape will further improve from CFD.
Isometric view:
Rough 3D Models
October 14, 2018