A special thanks to the great guys at www.speedgraphics.net! They have helped us make the car look great with their awesome vinyl decals and joined with CalSol as a Friends level sponsor. Be sure to check them out for all your decal and logo needs at www.speedgraphics.net!
Thank you SolidWorks for providing CalSol with free copies of the 2010-2011 SolidWorks Student Edition and Simulations software. CalSol uses SolidWorks and its FEA/Simulation programs for the design and optimization of all mechanical parts of our car, including suspension, shell, and chassis. Thank you once again SolidWorks for your continued support.
Thank you MathWorks for giving CalSol a large number of computational tools. MATLAB, Simulink, and the rest of the suite will allow us to create programs that analyze mechanical kinematics and dynamics, optimize our solar array, crunch data from our testing, and help us perfect our race strategy. Thank you for …
CalSol would like to thank Metal Supermarkets for their generous donation of metal to be used in our motor refurbishment project. Their large selection and rapid servicing time allowed us to quickly get the exact materials that we will need to make our motor capable of supporting a forked trailing arm suspension. CalSol was extremely …
CalSol had a wonderful time at Kids Creek Fest, an Earth-friendly event that exposed children and their families to various environmental issues. GoldRush was on display at the festival as an alternative-energy vehicle. Our car dazzled the kids and their parents (especially with some cool figure-eights). Thank you to our Adopt-A-Cell supporters for their gracious …
CalSol presented its progress on Project Impulse to VW’s Electronics Research Lab in Silicon Valley. Of the 35 engineers present, Lab Director Dr. Burkhard Huhnke said he was looking forward to a longterm relationship between “the People’s Car” and “The People’s University.” We are too. Technology to the People!
