Goals:Goals: 

The Stony Brook Solar Racing Team builds on decades of experience to pursue the following project goals:

• To compete in SOLAR SPLASH,the World Championship of Collegiate Solar Boating hosted by the IEEE, ASME-SOLAR, & UPS Battery Center and win.
• To design, build, test, and campaign a Solar Race Boat against colleges and universities from around the world, and surpass all competitors in all areas.
• To practice good sportsmanship when we don't win, and transfer lessons learned into future successes. 
• To utilize the complete engineering design cycle in the pursuit of on-the-water performance.
• To develop a consistent and financially sustainable operational model for the team.
• To provide students with real world experience that will prepare them for successful careers in industry, and give them incomparable advantages over students lacking similar experiences when entering the workplace.
• To ensure the continued safety of both participants and spectators. 

Issues:

The design and construction of a competitive solar racing boat requires exemplary engineering design, strong practical fabrication capabilities, sound project management, and rigorous attention to detail. Special attention is required to develop a closed-loop engineering design cycle, with a strong and ubiquitously implemented testing and validation program; every design decision must be backed with hard data, and all final designs must be validated by the performance of the final solar race boat on the five on-the-water competitive events. 

Weight reduction, drive train efficiency,Solar Energy collection and storage, boat dynamics and handling, seaworthiness, maneuverability and serviceability, and ergonomics are examples of specific technical areas that require attention. Race logistics and strategy, along with driver training and specialization are examples of operational elements that require development. Safety is an overriding concern that shapes and govern all decisions, both in the technical areas, as well as on the operational side. 

The financial model for the team's operation must be addressed to ensure both consistency and sustainability. A vigorous outreach program to entities equipped to support the team's efforts is required, with a focus on long-term support over short term gains. Industrial and academic relationships must be cultivated and nurtured to foster continuing and deep-rooted stability for the team. 

Methods & Technologies:Engineering Design Cycle; Project Management; Computer Aided Design (CAD); Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM); Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining; Rapid Prototyping; Financial Management; Machining and Welding; Renewable Energy Technologies; Competitive Racing

Disciplines:Applied Mathematics and Statistics; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Business Management; Civil Engineering; Coastal Environmental Studies; Computer Science; Computer Engineering; Earth Space and Sciences; Economics; Electrical Engineering; Engineering Science; Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Physics; Technological Systems Management; Accounting; Business Administration; Finance; Marine and Atmospheric Sciences; Materials Science and Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Marine Sciences; Marine Vertebrate Biology

Interests / Preparation by Major:ALL: Interest in building things, racing, and winning. Background or interest in working with your hands, making things, fabrication, etc. MEC: Background in mechanical design, automotive or naval engineering, race car vehicle dynamics, Solar Energy System, etc. MAR and MVB: Background in the aquatic habitats, biology/biomechanics of fish and marine mammals. AMS and MAT: Background in data analysis and statistics, system modeling and analysis, etc. BME: Background in ergonomics, human kinematics, and human/machine interface design, etc. BUS and ECO: Background in project and budget management, outreach and fundraising, etc. CIV: Background in sea/river-based fluid mechanics, fluid interface analysis, waterway transportation infrastructure, etc. CSE, ECE, ESE: Background in control system analysis and design, control circuitry/algorithm design,Solar Energy Systems, etc. ESG: Background in engineering materials, material properties, and heat treatment, etc. PHY: Background in mechanics, electricity and magnetism, applied physics, etc.

Faculty:
    Austin Giordano (Mechanical Engineering)

Team Section:24

Team Established:Fall 2020

Fall Team Meeting:Online at Online Asynchronous

Spring Team Meeting:M 3:30 - 4:25 PM at Heavy Engin. 002

Contact: Austin Giordano <austin.giordano@stonybrook.edu>

Links:
    https://sbusolarracing.weebly.com/

Applications:Open