W orld S olar C hallenge

World Solar Challenge
Newsletter
Issue 3
May 2016
T
he cold is very much starting to
catch up with us this month however the Sol Invictus team plough ahead
with preparation for upcoming events
and ongoing negotiations with sponsors
(in addition to managing the ever building pile of university assignments).
While it has been a relatively quiet
month in terms of events, negotiations
with sponsors and potential suppliers and becoming more and more frequent, as the team are reaching out into
the wider community. Development
in technology has produced the team’s
first official website (which can be accessed below) which will hopefully become a platform of information for new
members and businesses.
At present, the first networking and
sponsorship night for the team is scheduled for the 27th of May, providing a
chance for Sol Invictus team members
and alumni to interact with some of the
local businesses and companies and
give insight into team progress thus far.
Also attending the night is Nobel Laureate and Vice Chancellor Brian Schmidt,
among various other members of the
ANU board and representatives from
local businesses. A raffle will be drawn
on the night offering a special prize for
the winner to be the first to take a ride in
the new vehicle at a later date. This exciting event is well worth the wait, and
will be a spectacular evening!
Events
May 10th Marketing Meeting
May 25 Technical Design Review
May 27 Inaugural sponsorship and networking night
In terms of tech team progress, conceptual design by the
fourth year design team is in its final stages, and looks to be
well on track to be finished in time for the upcoming technical
review on the 25th of May. By next month we hope to have
a fully rendered model of both the vehicle exterior and frame
in addition to a complete conceptual design. There is also a
plan to have a 3D printed model of the vehicle, which will be
available for viewing on the sponsorship night at the end of
the month. We look forward to bringing you a wealth of information about the finalized designs in the upcoming month.
Conceptual Design
Jack Allison - Technical Lead
Recruiting New Team Members
The recent focus of the Technical Team
has been on recruitment for technical
development in Semester 2. We are very
pleased by the level of interest shown by
applicants, and encourage all of you to
apply before the 13th of May! Sol Invictus is an excellent opportunity to get experience on a real engineering project,
and the level of support we have already
received bodes well for a strong performance in 2017.
The ANU Solar Car Association (a student run body within ANU) have recently opened applications for students
to apply for the technical, operations and business teams.
We encourage students from all fields to apply, not just
engineering and computer science, and if you have any
questions regarding how you can contribute to the team
please don’t hesitate to ask. Don’t miss this great opportunity to be part of something big at ANU. Applications
close on thr 13th of May. For more information, head to:
https://cecs.anu.edu.au/current-students/sol-invictus
Team Camping
A number of members from the team took an Anzac Day long
weekend trip up into the Namadji national park for what would
become a amazing chance to get to know one another. Honeysuckle Creek, a relatively busy camp ground became the base
From the team lead
Alan Babaei
It’s been a year since the very beginning
of Sol Invictus and we have been scoring some real goals lately. Thanks to our
Business team, our inaugural sponsor-
for facing challenges such as starting a fire, escaping the bush
ship night will now feature Nobel Lau-
after a wrong turn and practicing our negotiation skills with
rent and Vice Chancellor of the ANU’s
who would clean up after cooking.
Overall, it was a true team experience and one that would stay
with us for a long time, and that which will one day be (hopefully) repeated in a fully functioning solar car.
Professor Brian Schmidt as a keynote
speaker. We have an ANU approved
website domain and the technology
team are now prepared to expand to
take on more students! As we get ever
closer to the world environment day,
our Technology team is ready to expand
significantly (applications are open!),
as the 2017 regulations are released, we
will be able to finalise our detailed designs and order parts.
Introducing Jack Allison
Jack’s career in racing began early with
his participation in the South Australian Pedal Prix. His role now as the tech
lead for Sol Invictus is much more demanding, managing the overall devel-
Cognition Cockpit
opment and design of the team vehicle
as well as maintaining the tech team. A
Cognition Cockpit is a professional requirements tracking tool
full time R&D Engineering student ma-
used by the team. It provides a platform for all tech team mem-
joring in Renewable Energy Systems,
bers to track progress, and sets out clear goals for the team.
The tool is suited to complex projects with subsystems as it has
Jack uses his free time mountain biking
and mountaineering.
high traceability between subsystems which can be developed
in parallel. It also facilitates the communication of technical
information with an inbuilt document builder.
Using this software is excellent for professional development
as a systems engineer. Provider Cognition has generously provided the ANU Sol Invictus team with free use of its product,
and currently accounts are being made for relevant personnel
and administrator rights are being set.
FOR INFORMATION REGARDING SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES OR GENERAL ENQUIRIES, CONTACT SOL INVICTUS DIRECTLY: [email protected]