Abstract

CARRENO AGUILLON, Elsy Del Pilar; VACCA MELO, Edwin Alfonso  and  LUGO ARIZA, Ingrid. Design and making of an autonomous, solar-energy-powered vehicle. Tecnura [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.32, pp.92-107. ISSN 0123-921X.

The term design covers a wide range of meanings. In the case of the word car design can be given according to their outward appearance, but also the elements that are designed, not by artists, but by engineers, although in some cases this has a chance to show some artistic ability. Therefore the design of a solar-powered car is to define and calculate movements, forces and energy changes in order to determine the size, shapes and materials needed for each of the interrelated components of the vehicle and thus raise appropriate manufacturing process technologies to allow access to the construction of the machine getting to meet, without fail, the intended function. This paper is divided into two main areas of work, it is a design and another is the construction. These, in turn are subdivided into three groups of application of knowledge which are: mechanical assembly, electrical assembly and photovoltaic arrays. These sets are also divided into groups or systems, and these into sub-groups up to the uniqueness of each piece they make and must be designed or selected under certain criteria of performance engineering and operation.

Keywords : Automobile; Design; Electrical; Solar energy; Mechanics.

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