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Maize & Blue Technical Specifications
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Drag Coefficient, Cd: 0.115
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Frontal Area, A: 1.16 m^2 (12.53 ft2)
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Drag Area, CdA: 0.133 m2 (1.44 ft2)
Measured full scale in the Lockheed, Atlanta, Georgia, 4.9 x 6.1 meter (16 x 20 foot) wind tunnel with boundary layer blowing to simulate moving ground plane.
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Weight w/o Driver: 358 kg (790 lbs.)
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Length: 5.75 m (18.87 ft)
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Width: 2 m (6.56 ft)
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Height: 1.1 m (3.61 ft)
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Wheelbase: 2.2 m (7.22 ft)
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Track Witdh: 1.89 m (6.20 ft)
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Clearance: 0.45 m (1.48 ft)
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Wheels and Tires: 36 spoke, 43.18 cm (17 in.) wheels with spoke covers; Michelin 43.18 x 3.18 cm (17 x 1.25 in.) slick tires @ 150 psi
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Number of wheels: 4
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Est. Tire Rolling Resistance Coefficient: 0.0060
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Brakes, Suspension, and Steering: Hydralic motorcycle disk front brakes. No emergency brake (used chocks). Custom titanium suspension parts. Modified MacPherson strut with Monroe custom shocks in front, 86 lb/in. seperate coil spring. Trailing arm rear, with 236 lb/in. coil over shocks. Rack and Pinion steering with two redundant push-pull cables.
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Chassis: 6061-T6 Aluminum tubing space frame, 2.54 cm (1 in) OD, 0.11 cm (0.045 in) wall. Carbon/Nomex body, Kapton insulators between panel and body.
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Motor: Custom MagnaTek DC brushless, 1.8 kW rated, 3.7 kW max, 2250 RPM, 100 volts, 14.5 kg (32 lb), 93% efficient at operating power level, 95% peak efficiency. Blower cooling.
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Transmission: Direct drive chain to rear wheel, 2.06/1 ratio typical.
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Controls and Instrumentation: Constant power/constant speed motor controller. Telemetry of voltages, currents, temperaturse, and speed to chase van.
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Batteries: Eagle Picher, 3 parallel packs, 96 volts, 4.8 kWh, 54 ah, 154 kg (340 lb)
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Solar Cells: BP Solar Saturn Cells, Laser grooved, Monocrystaline Silicon, 7615 cells, 90% area packing, 17% single cell rated efficiency, 16.3% mean single cell observed efficiency measured at TRW in Redondo Beach, CA. Average was for 8000 cells processed. Overall panel efficiency 14.5%, 1300 watts peak. 8 facets of 3 modules each. 8 AERL peak power trackers.
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Type of Solar Panel: Fixed panel with eight gently curved facets.
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Panel voltage: 130 volts
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