Solar
Car Project - Hammer's Web Page
2008 Race Rules
Mr Eberle issued race rules for the 2008
event. Click here to view
the rules.
Solar Car Shipping for Solar Rally in Taiwan - Click here for packing details MS Word
Document
To view the MS word doc as a web
page click here.
The purpose of this web page is to post various
tools and documentation Hammer feels may be useful to students on the
solar car project.
Jeff Hammer - Solar Vehicle Project Faculty Advisor in charge
Akerman Hall - Room 201 - Ring doorbell.
Desk Phone 612 625-6694
Cell Phone 763 229-6183
Fax 612 626-1558 - Comes out in Akerman 107, put my name on fax, goes
in my mailbox
Mailing Address
107 Akerman Hall
110 Union Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Please report any problems with this web page to Hammer at:
Email - hammer@aem.umn.edu
http://www.aem.umn.edu/people/faculty/hammer/
Dr Star is on phased retirement. He currently controls a fund of
money donated previously. He will continue to manage that fund
until it is exhausted. All major purchases should go through
him.
Click here for access to
the restricted
Solar Car Team reference page - You need the user name and
password to gain access. Its the same name and password for all
team members. The name and password was distributed to the ExecTeam
list, get it from your team lead.
The restricted area has the following free software available:
Microsoft Products (MS Project in particular)
Sample schedual files for MS Project to help learn
the planning process
Standard atmosphere properties
Units conversion utility
Matlab scripts for solar intensity, elevation angle,
and azimuth angle.
Matlab script for calculation of CdA for a solar car.
Matlab scripts for design and simulation of a solar car
Instructions for how to download files from the
solar car FTP
site.
Install and documentation for a program the plots
and saves solar energy weather data files used to simulate a race day
with real measured solar energy and wind data, not just idealized
theory.
FAQ
1) Where is the "shop" on the St. Paul Campus?
The shop is in the "Engineering and Fisheries" building, enter on the
north east corner of the building (see black arrow on the smaller map
below). When we have "All Team" meetings its in one of the first
classrooms in the "Classroom Office" building next to the shop.
The large red arrow on the smaller scale map points to the room we
typically use. Come to the shop first if you come early, go
directly to the classroom if you are on time or late.
Large scale map to shop
Smaller scale map to shop
The the Gartner avenue parking ramp is shown on
the map as under construction. It's completely finished and
open.
2) Do we have a mailing address to recieve
data sheets and samples from vendors? - Yes
Mailing address (for data sheets, etc.)
University Of Minnesota
Solar Vehicle Project
c/o (your name here)
107 Akerman Hall
110 Union Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Shipping Address
University of Minnesota
Solar Vehicle Project
c/o Jeff Hammer
107 Akerman Hall
110 Union Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455