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B-7 PROJECT REPORT blueskysolar.utoronto.ca

B-7BLUE SKY SOLAR RACING

2013 PROJECT REPORT

B-7 PROJECT REPORT blueskysolar.utoronto.ca1

EDUCATE, INNOVATE, COMPETE.

OUR MISSION

“We are all very proud of Blue Sky Solar, to go against the best teams in the world and finish in the top 10 is a testament to their hard work, ingenuity and drive.

I congratulate all the members of the team on this tremendous achievement.”

Professor Cristina Amon Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

B-7 with competitiors of 2013 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge at Hidden Valley Racetrack.

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EDUCATE, INNOVATE, COMPETE.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

01 Our Mission03 Blue Sky Solar Racing 2013 Team04 From Blue Sky Project to B-705 B-7: Ideas to Reality07 Road to WSC: Race Preparations09 WSC Begins: Scrutineering11 World Solar Challenge Race Highlights15 Blue Sky Community: Who made it all possible16 Sponsor Engagement17 Thank You to Our Donors18 University Relations19 Outreach Events20 Summary of Activities21 Making Impressions23 B-7 Sponsors25 Special Thanks


Paul ParkManaging DirectorBASc Electrical & Computer Engineering 1T1+PEY

Ahthavan SureshkumarChief EngineerBASc Engineering Science (Biomed) 0T7+PEYMSc Medical Biophysics

Latchezar DimitrovStrategy LeadBASc Electrical & Computer Engineering 1T1+PEYMASc Computer Engineering

Tiffany HuChief Advancement OfficerMechanical Engineering 1T4+PEY

Bing LiAerodynamics LeadBASc Miniral Engineering 1T3

Jane LiuMechanical Lead, Race DriverMechanical Engineering 1T3+PEY

Eleanor LiMechanical LeadMechanical Engineering 1T4+PEY

Peter SunSolar Array LeadBASc Civil Engineering 1T3

Zhe GongElectrical LeadElectrical & Computer Engineering 1T4

Kshitij GuptaRace Crew Mechanical Engineering 1T4+PEY

Arshdeep DhaliwalRace CrewMechanical Engineering 1T6

Kevin RupasingheRace CrewElectrical & Computer Engineering 1T6

Maria XieRace CrewElectrical & Computer Engineering 1T6

Mark UmbrioRace Crew, Race DriverMechanical Engineering 1T5

Mii Cheil TanRace CrewElectrical & Computer Engineering 1T5

Neil WuRace Crew, Safety OfficerEngineering Science 1T6

Shreeram SenthivasanRace Crew, Race DriverLife Sciences 1T6

Sky DuongRace CrewMaterials Science & Engienering 1T5

Karen Yang Race CrewMechanical Engineering 1T6

Jimmy LuMultimediaBASc Civil Engineering 1T0MSc Civil Engineering 1T3

THE 2013 TEAM

BLUE SKY SOLAR RACING 2013


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WSC’01 12th

WSC’07 11th

WSC’11 24th

WSC’13 8th2013

BLUE SKY PROJECT

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B-7

FROM BLUE SKY PROJECT TO B-7

FROM BLUE SKY PROJECT TO B-7


B-7: IDEAS TO REALITY


JUNE 2012WSC’13 REGULATION

RELEASED

SEPTEMBER 2012B-7 DESIGN REVIEW

DECEMBER 2012AEROBODY PLUG

FABRICATION BEGAN

1.65kWpeak solar array

power

108kphtop speed

21kglithium-ion batteries

5kWhrtotal battery

capacity

227kgweight

(no driver)

0emissions

22%Silicon solar cell

efficiency

400kmrange without solar power

“This electric car is bound to turn heads.”- Toronto Star


FEBRUARY 2013AEROBODY MOULD

FABRICATION BEGAN

APRIL 2013AEROBODY CARBON FIBRE

SHELLS COMPLETED

MAY 2013CHASSIS

INSTALLATION

MAY 2013AEROBODY

SURFACE FINISH

JUNE 2013WRAPPING & INTEGRATION


“I have seen B-7 starting from ideas to sketches to 3D models. I have seen every iteration of the design, and finally the B-7 we have today. For the past two years, every time we stayed up designing and building the car, I thought of this day of seeing the car crossing the finish line.

This two- year project is like a dream, and the World Solar Challenge is a dream coming true.”

Jane Liu, B-7 Mechanical Lead

JUNE 28, 2013B-7 UNVEILING


ROAD TO WSC: RACE PREPARATIONS

ROAD TO WSC: RACE PREPARATIONS

INITIAL TESTING & DEBUGGINGMurphy’s law states that anything which can go wrong, will. It was with this in mind that the team began testing B-7 as soon as unveiling ended. The first few weeks were spent doing a “shakedown” where the car was tested for general functionality such as driving and braking using only the battery pack. The solar array was integrated near the end of this process. After some minor bugs with panel connections, the car was ready for stress testing and detailed debugging.

TRACK TESTINGWhen it seemed like B-7 was finally approaching tip-top shape, the team decided to bring her to Grand Bend Motorplex for driver training and characterization. B-7 was not designed to set record track times, but she handled the corners well and the team collected many lines of driving data. This information would prove to be very valuable in Australia, where it guided the team as it performed road testing before the race. The final characterization test was done at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology’s wind tunnel right before B-7 was shipped.

STRESS TESTINGThe team soon began testing at Bombardier’s airfield to give B-7 more driving space. After numerous figure eights and hard brakes, both of B-7’s front suspensions ripped out of the chassis. This and an issue with unexpected wear of bearings kept the mechanical team very busy. Meanwhile, the electrical team was focused on fixing issues with the battery monitoring system. Sleep was scarce during this time, but as long as the problems were not occurring during the race, the team was glad to deal with them.


ROAD TO WSC: RACE PREPARATIONSRACE ROUTE SURVEYSome members of the team arrived in Adelaide, Australia before B-7 finished her journey across the ocean to ensure that she would receive a warm welcome on the other side of the world. Then, two of the team’s five-car race caravan were driven North along the Stuart Highway, tracking the race route in reverse. Many notes about camping locations, road conditions, construction zones, and other interesting anomalies were taken along the way.

TESTING IN DARWIN, AUSTRALIAAlthough B-7’s had a smooth arrival, things quickly became hectic with an unexpected rod-end sizing issue. The team searched frantically for bigger rod-ends and machinists to update the suspension parts. After two days of calling, discussing and kind help from local machine shops, the problem was resolved. B-7 was then inspected by local transportation authority and granted permission tobegin road testing. B-7 was driven for about 3 hours a day over the course of a week in Darwin to train drivers and collect characterization data.

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WSC BEGINS: SCRUTINEERING

WSC BEGINS: SCRUTINEERING

OCT 3: STATIC SCRUTINEERINGThe first day of official race events began with team registration at static scrutineering. All team members were registered with race officials and race drivers were weighed.

On this day, B-7 was inspected by race officials to ensure safety and road worthiness. Official event stickers were added to B-7’s body and officials began a multitude of tests to ensure that B-7 was built to regulation. Test items included mechanical, electrical, vision check, driver ingress/egress, battery systems and solar array specifications. B-7 passed every test except for one minor issue with the driver’s headrest and another with canopy opening instruction labels. An official pass was given the next day, after the team made some quick fixes.

OCT 5: DYNAMIC SCRUTINEERINGDynamic scrutineering took place at Hidden Valley Race Track and consisted of evaluations of each car’s turning and braking performance as well as qualifiers to determine the race starting positions. The team arrived early at the track to get ready. Once mechanical and electrical checks were done, the team’s well rested qualifying driver, Jane, got into B-7 and waited for her turn to burn some rubber (she had, of course, been practicing).

Solar cars were evaluated and sped past the pits as the team watched (and timed) their performances. Finally, B-7 was up. B-7 easily passed the evaluations and proceeded to run a very smooth starting lap. As Jane, the driver, drew close to the lap marker to begin the second, timed, lap, cheers erupted from the team’s section of the pits. Two hours of driving around the track gave Jane enough experience and intuition to post a time of two minutes and twenty seconds, which gave us a very fitting seventh place starting position. The team cheered again as the dynamic duo pulled into the garage, and began to pack everything up in preparation for the race the next day.


“My favourite part of WSC2013 was the time we spent at Hidden Valley Race Track, the place reserved for teams for working and testing prior to the race. We stayed at the track for about a week and made some minor tweaks in hopes of improving the performance of B- 7.

In the end, I learned through the interactions with other teams that there is something bigger in this competition than building and racing a solar car. I discovered that the competition is about challenging people from all backgrounds to get together, solve real problems, and find ways to change the world.

While the cars degrade over time, the growth of the team members will last for generations to come and contribute to great change in the global community, and that is what made the work and the race all the more worthwhile for me.”

Zhe Gong, B-7 Electrical Lead

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46teams registered

26countries

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2:20B-7 qualification

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34.8Klines of code in

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$100daily team food

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2013 WORLD SOLAR CHALLENGERACE HIGHLIGHTS

DAY 1: ROUGH BEGINNINGSTo get ready for the start line of the upcoming big race, the team got up around 4am in the morning and left the comfort of Marrara Christian College. B-7 was brought to Darwin’s city center for display to the general public. The race began at 8am.

Almost as soon as B-7 left the start line in Darwin, a small but alarming problem arose: the solar array was not providing power. A decision was made to pull over and inspect the vehicle. Fortunately, it was a false alarm, but many teams had already passed B-7 by then and the seventh place starting position was lost. Disheartened, the team carried on, barely made the closing time of the first control stop, and finished the day in 26th place.

DAY 1503 km59.2 kph

26th

WORLD SOLAR CHALLENGE HIGHLIGHTS

“It was a busy and hectic morning, we’ve just had to pull over to the side of the road to check on an array problem. Everyone was tired and not in a good mood, considering we were one of the last cars on the road.

Over the course of the next few hours, we slowly brought B-7 faster and faster until we were cruising at 90 kph. The sky was brilliantly blue, and all you could see was the red Australian soil. That was when I realized that the past two years, with its countless all- nighters was totally worth it. And I knew, in two years’ time, I’ll be back to do it all again.”

Neil Wu, B-7 Race Crew

DAY 21005 km62.8 kph

11th


9th

*kilometre from Darwin*daily average speed*end of day position

DAY 42188 km74.25 kph

8th


8th


9th


WORLD SOLAR CHALLENGE HIGHLIGHTSDAY 2: CATCHING UPThe sky was clear and a blistering sun powered B-7 as she overtook 15 solar cars on Race Day 2. The team checked in at Dunmarra control stop around 10am and continued on. After an emergency lunch drop-off for the chase vehicle’s hungry crew (poor chase, it had mistakenly not been packed), B-7 checked in at the next control stop, Tennant Creek. The day ended not far from the control stop with the team in 11th place.

DAY 3: SMOOTH SAILINGThe sun was shining bright again on the next day. B-7 made Ti Tree control stop in the morning and checked into Alice Springs control stop, the mid-point of the race, around 3pm without experiencing any technical issues. The logistics team took the time in Alice Springs to re-supply on food, drinks and other essentials for surviving the Outback. B-7 finished the day in 9th place, 100km south of Alice Springs control stop.

DAY 4: WINDY CONDITIONSRace Day 4 started off with a steering wheel issue, costing B-7 20mins of race time. But the mistake was quickly forgotten when a strong tailwind was pushing B-7 forward. B-7 sailed through Kulgera control stop around noon and while on the way to Cooper Pedy, she hit a record speed of 96kph. B-7 arrived at Cooper Pedy near 4pm and passed UMichigan team’s Generation, finishing in 8th place.

“The most important thing I realized during the race was the impact of energy consumption. We completed the 3,000-kilometre race on an average solar input of 1kW, which is the amount of energy consumed by a household toaster, and still managed to hit our targeted cruising speed of 75km/h. It’s one thing to design for sustainability, but it’s a different dimension all together experiencing it in person. “

Mii Cheil Tan, B-7 Race Crew


DAY 5: CLOUDS CLOUDS AND MORE CLOUDSPerhaps it was only fair that after four days of perfect weather conditions, the sky on Day 5 was filled with thick, dark clouds. The silent and anxious team watched in disappointment as B-7 drove for the whole day at an average speed of 40kph. B-7 did not pass any control stops, and as the day went on, all the team hoped for was that the next day would bring better weather and allow B-7 to make it to Adelaide. The day finished with B-7 in 9th place, only kilometers behind UMichigan. A disappointing day had come to a disappointing end, but as the team was setting up camp, the clouds began to disperse and golden streaks began to appear in the evening sky. Was this a sign of the day to come?

“Twice during the race, I bawled my eyes out. First was on the second last day when we were betrayed by the Australian weather. As the route navigator, I was devastated by the fact that we may not finish the race at the speed we were going at. All of our team’s effort, our sponsors’ support, our friends’ and families’ understanding would have gone to waste.

But this horrible, horrible feeling disappeared when I bawled my eyes out for the second time, when I found myself standing with B- 7 past that spray painted, hot pink line labeled “finish” on the asphalt at end of timing. And then, I secretly laughed at myself for not believing in B- 7’s potential.”

Eleanor Li, B-7 Mechanical Lead

DAY 6: FINISH!The clear sky was a glorious sight for the team to wake up to as preparations were made to charge for one last morning. With the bright sun peeking over the horizon, the team was fully confident that B-7 would have enough energy to drive the remaining 500km. Check in at Port Augusta happened near noon just after B-7 passed UMichigan once again (this time for good!). The team encountered some traffic during the last stretch into the City of Adelaide so extra caution was taken by the crew. With the sun shining and some energy left in the battery pack, B-7 and the team went full speed at 95kph and crossed the finishline at 1:38pm, marking the completion of the journey across the continent of Australia.



“No idea is too crazy or too out of this world and that is what this project is really all about – tackling a seemingly impossible task and coming up with a solution. With that frame of mind we can accomplish anything.”

Paul Park, B-7 Managing Director


45hours 38 mins

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3,021solar kilometres

66kphaverage speed

8th challenger

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1st Canadian

team

2nd North American

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108kphtop speed

1.6kWpeak solar array

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90minsoff road time


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Represent Canada at

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Showcase and promote

STEM education to younger generations.

BLUE SKY COMMUNITY: YOU MADE IT ALL POSSIBLE

BLUE SKY COMMUNITY

It takes more than clever engineers and powerful computers to design, build and race a solar car. The team is extremely lucky to have a community of sponsors, supporters, family and friends doing everything they can to ensure its success. The supporters of Blue Sky represent some of the most forward-looking, high tech organizations, institutions and companies in North America. Our interactions with our wide network of Blue Sky community members have proven to be the winning factor for our project throughout the years.


SPONSOR ENGAGEMENT

SPONSOR ENGAGEMENT

76corporate sponsors

400K$ worth of in-kind

sponsorship

150K$ cash

sponsorship

15feature articles/

case studies

36companies

visited

Phoenix Contact Clean Energy Event

Dassault Systèmes’ press event at Automotive Hall of Fame

JRoberts Manufacturing’s press event where we got to chat with the Honourable Chritian Paradis, Canada’s Miniter of Industry

Sponsor Presentation event at Bombardier Aerospace

“One of the things I missed the most while we were in Australia was talking to our sponsors. Though every sponsor was unique to us, they all supported our project like family. Not only did they provide us with cash and products; they also gave us invaluable industry experience and important life advice that we will carry with us for the rest of our lives.

Building a solar car that finished WSC at 8th place was a trmendous achievement, but that was a mere result of building relationships with our sponsors and supporters. We only had a dream, our sponsors were our fairy-godparents who made the dream come true.”

Tiffany Hu, B-7 Chief Advancement Officer

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THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

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THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

“I believe the work done by Blue Sky Solar Car Team is amazing. They give me faith that the next generation will do a better job than mine at fixing the problems of our planet.”

“Building a solar car is a tremendously difficult experience. Keep up the good work!”

“We are so proud of you. Best wishes for great success Down Under!”

“Congrats team, and well done. Last lg of the journey. Treasure it!”

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Tomek BartczakHeather GreenwoodSusan GrantSusan GrantRyder LiuAndreas MarouchosAmy BiltonJosh SwitnickiXiao LiJennie FrowLiam MitchellTyler HuntAventecVito AbateEsteban Solar Car TeamAnonymousJun Nogami

AnonymousAnonymousRyan HuNooruddin AhmedAnastasiya MartytsMichael ChahleyAlbert LoMarit MitchellKeita HillJulia Zhang & John MorrisonAnonymousLuyao ChenOlenka BaronNasif ArefinWenyang (Phoebe) LiMary PeaceRezwana Sharmin

Will ChenBarth & Karen BradleySean CuiAnonymousAnonymousCindy LiuCathy HuLiam MitchellAndreas MoshovosChankaaHenry ChowNikolas TsirgielisEric MaYoyoddjLian L. HsuRaj DhawanCrosslink Technology Inc.

Tom RodingerGimmy ChuDavid NewmanSpondon HKenny WeiAnonymousAnonymousBianca LetoJordan TurnerAnonymousShansuntharamjckwwuSharon HsuBen HockleyTyler WeilTomek BartczakAnonymous

Kamran BahramiJuddy ZhuJoseph LeeWilliam PrestJennifer UAnonymousJennifer LancasterJayne LeakeDavid DunlopAnonymousMichael RusanowskiAnonymousKay Purcell

DONOR MESSAGES


UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

• Skule™ Fund for Education• Office of the Dean, Faculty of Applied

Science & Engineering• The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department

of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)

• Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE)

• University of Toronto Engineering Society (Skule™)

• University of Toronto Students’ Union

• Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)

• Division of Engineering Science (EngSci)

• University of Toronto Environmental Resources Network (UTERN)

• Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

• Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

CONTRIBUTING DEPARTMENTS

SOLAR CAR 101

CURRICULUM INVOLVEMENT

UOFT OUTREACH

Fall 2012, the team introduced a new initiative: Solar Car 101. These seminar sessions allowed new members and interested students to learn more about our multidisciplinary project on an interactive and informative platform. Through one-hour sessions each week, we covered topics from race strategy and aerodynamics to design and sponsorship. Every week’s session were welcomed by more than 40 students.

As the largest student design project on campus, Blue Sky continue to collaborate with various University projects to give undergraduatestudents a unique learning experience. Projects are submitted to MIE capstone and Engineering Strategies and Practices courses for students to work on.

Blue Sky prides itself on being theambassadors of UofT by participatingin UofT outreach events. Year afteryear, Blue Sky’s cars are showcased at UofT open house events. The team also hosts workshop tours and collaborateswith the UofTs DEEP and other outreach programs to educate younger students about solar technology.

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OUTREACH EVENTS

OUTREACH EVENTSBlue Sky is highly recognized for participating in numerous outreach events within the University of Toronto and in the Greater Toronto Area. The team strongly believes in giving back to the community by participating in a number of public events every year. From visiting elementary schools to national technology conferences, Blue Sky has reached out to a broad range of audiences to spread awareness for environmental sustainability.

Blue Sky team showcases B-7 to students of Marrara Christian College in Darwin, Australia

MARRARA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE VISIT TREC KIDS’ WORLD OF ENERGY FESTIVAL

30outreach events

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160B-7 Unveilingattendance

5team BBQ


Date Event Location

13/09/27 School Visit at Marrara Christian College Darwin, Australia

13/09/03 Frosh Week Clubs Showcase University of Toronto Bahen Centre

13/06/28 B-7 Unveiling Celebration University of Toronto Varsity Centre

13/06/12 Phoenix Contact Clean Energy BBQ Phoenix Contact Milton Site

13/05/13-14 Dassault Systemes Transportation Media Day Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, MI

13/05/08-10 TREC Kids’ World of Energy Workshop Evergreen Brickworks

13/04/12 MIE Advisory Board Presentation University of Toronto

13/03/09 March Break Applicant Event Shop Tour Blue Sky Shop

13/02/20 JRoberts Media Event JRoberts Facility

12/12/03-04 CanSIA Solar Canada Conference Metro Toronto Convention Centre

12/11/01 Engineering Alumni Awards Ceremony University of Toronto Hart House

12/10/20 Fall Campus Day University of Toronto St. George Campus

12/10/03 Go ENG Girl University of Toronto Bahen Centre

12/09/04 Frosh Week Clubs Day University of Toronto Bahen Centre

12/08/20 Canadian National Exhibition Exhibition Place

12/07/19 DEEP Shop Tour Blue Sky Shop

12/07/07 American Solar Challenge Monticello, NY

12/06/26 Move Transportation Expo Evergreen Brickworks

12/06/21 Engineering Convocation University of Toronto St. George Campus

12/06/06 Eco-Wheels Show Distillery District

12/06/02 Spring Reunion Showcase University of Toronto St. George Campus

12/05/25 Junior Solar Car Challenge Port Credit Secondary School

12/05/14 OCE Discovery Conference Metro Toronto Convention Centre

12/05/12 Science Rendez-vous University of Toronto St. George Campus

12/04/29 Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference

University of Toronto St. George Campus

12/04/04 Mar Garneau Collegiate Visit Blue Sky Shop

12/04/03 PEO Foundation for Education Shop Visit Blue Sky Shop

12/03/22 MIE Capstone Design Projects Showcase University of Toronto Hart House

12/03/17 Sustainable Energy Fair University of Toronto Bahen Centre

12/03/10 U of T Applicant Event University of Toronto Bahen Centre

OUTREACH EVENTS

SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES


MAKING IMPRESSIONS

MAKING IMPRESSIONS

13/12/15 - UofT ECE Annum “Blue Sky Solar Racing cracks top 10 at World Solar Challenge”13/12/05 - SolarRacing.Org “2013 World Solar Challenge official final results”13/11/27 - Dassault Systèmes Customer Story “Blue Sky Solar Racing”13/11/01 - SIMULIA Community News “Sun and Simulation Power-up Solar-Car Performance”13/10/29 - Toronto Atmospheric Fund “The Next Evolution of Sustainable Transportation”13/10/28 - UofT Magazing Autumn 2013 - B-7 feature photograph13/10/17 - The Varsity “Blue Sky Solar Racing finishes eighth at World Solar Championship”13/10/16 - Crosslink Technology Inc. “B-7 Finished World Solar Challenge at 8th Place”13/10/16 - U of T News “Solar Car Team Finishes Top 10 in International Race”13/10/12 - BostInno “Waltham Company Powers Seriously Sweet Solar Wheels”13/10/11 - ScientificGems “WSC 2013: Friday night”13/10/09 - The Cannon “World Solar Challenge: Update on B-7”13/10/09 - Electric Vehicle News “Top Team Nuon and Tokai Race to World Solar Challenge Finish”13/10/08 - Yahoo Finance “Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Enables Creation of Solar-electric Racing Vehicle in 13 Months”13/10/08 - Dassault Systèmes press release “Blue Sky Solar Car Team Speeds Solar Race Car from Concept to Starting Line with Dassault Systèmes’ 3D Technology”13/10/08 - Dassault Systèmes 3D Perspectives “Blue Sky Solar Car Follows the Sun Across Australia”13/10/07 - Electric Autosport “Results World Solar Challenge day 2”13/09/23 - The Cannon “The Tale of Blue Sky Solar Racing”13/08/19 - The Varsity “Blue Sky Solar Racing unveils newest car”13/08/09 - The Varsity “The beginnings of Blue Sky”13/08/05 - Crosslink Technology Inc. “Crosslink Epoxy products in Solar Cars”13/07/31 - BetaKit “UofT Solar Power Racing Team Looks To Indiegogo To Help Fund Australian World Solar Challenge Trip”13/07/08 - Auto123 “Blue Sky Solar Racing Unveils B-7”13/07/07 - Toronto Star “New UofT Solar Racer”13/07/05 - Earth Techling “University of Toronto B-7 World Solar Challenge Car Unveiled”13/06/29 - Autonet “U of T’s state-of-the-art solar racer”13/06/28 - SolarRacing.Org “Blue Sky Solar Racing Unveils Their car: B-7”13/06/28 - Engineering in the News “Blue Sky Solar Racing Team Unveils New Vehicle”13/06/24 - myScience “U of T engineers head to World Solar Challenge in Australia”13/06/21 - U of T News “Blue Sky Solar Headed to World Solar Challenge”12/12/09 - ITL Circuits News “Blue Sky Solar Racing prepares for the 2013 World Solar Challenge”12/11/02 - Maclean’s “Campus life at the University of Toronto”12/07/12 - Vicor PowerBlog “DC-DC Half Bricks Provide Reliable Power for Blue Sky Solar Racing”12/06/22 - MOVE Expo “Blue Sky brings their solar car to the MOVE Expo”


45Kblueskysolar.utronto.ca

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MAKING IMPRESSIONS


2012 SPONSORSHIP REPORT blueskysolar.utoronto.ca2013 SPONSORSHIP REPORT blueskysolar.utoronto.ca

SPONSORS FOR 2013- 2015 RACE CYCLELEADER

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS


2013 SPONSORSHIP REPORT

FRIENDAirtech Advanced MaterialsAurora Bearing CompanyTexas InstrumentSolarboticsExpress Wire EDM & WaterjetAeroFoilAlpha WireCondraulic Industries Ltd.SouthcoB&B Steel FabricationsDepartment of Ecology & Evolutionary BiologyMicrochip Technology Inc.AeroquadSynapse WirelessMagna Exteriors and Interiors

VishayFleet Canada Inc.Evergreen Brick WorksWeather UndergroundUofT BookstoreAlicos PrintingOntario Centres of ExcellenceSciNetCleartech Inc.HawksHead Systems Inc.Sparkfun ElectronicsComposites CanadaTE ConnectivityCanadian Solar Industries AssociationE.Jordan Brookes

SPONSORS FOR 2013- 2015 RACE CYCLESUPPORTER

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS


WORLD SOLAR CHALLENGE 2015, HERE WE COME!

WE DID IT, 2013.


SPECIAL THANKS

We would like to thank our amazing alumni committee who have helped us from scheduling, design review, fundraising, testing to joining us and cooking for us in Australia. You supported us through the most difficult times and guided us to the finish line.

Thank you Amy, Andreas, Tomek & Mitren.

B-7 PROJECT REPORT blueskysolar.utoronto.ca

University of Toronto Blue Sky Solar Racingblueskysolar.utoronto.ca

Phone: 416-978-2820Fax: 416-971-2291Email: [email protected]

THANK YOU,For making B-7 possible and being with us on this crazy but memorable journey!

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