Site visit to the AUSRT workshop

Overview

Learn from the Adelaide University solar racing team about the design and build of last year’s car, with insights into what they are looking at doing for the next car.

The Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) is a 3000km race from Darwin to Adelaide, where the cars are fully electric, with the only allowed energy source being the sun, collected through solar panels on the roof of the car. The mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering students from the University of Adelaide have designed and built a solar race car, “Lumen II,” to compete in the most difficult class in the BWSC: The “Challenger” class.

This event is focussed on the SENG group Site visit to the AUSRT workshop and learning from the Adelaide University solar racing team about the design/build of last year’s car and what they are looking at doing for the next car.

Learning outcomes

At this site visit, you will learn:

How to deal with the challenges of designing and building a solar-powered car that can travel long distances at high speed in remote areas—all on a low budget.
How the team learned from the experiences of the 2023 race, e.g. overcoming headwinds & smoke from bushfires, etc.
How to maximise the range of the car, considering the limitations of battery size, weight, etc.

About the speakers

Ruby Allen

Team Leader, Adelaide University Solar Racing Team

Biography

Ruby is undertaking a Bachelor of Engineering at the University of Adelaide, which she will complete this year, while also undertaking an internship with Lockheed Martin as a Hardware Engineering Co-op Technical. Ruby is the current Team Leader of the Adelaide University Solar Racing Team.