Individual / Vehicle Engineering & Team Leadership
Solar Racing Car.
A student solar racing car built under tight constraints — a pine-regulation chassis, a 1 kW powertrain cap, and a sponsor-sourced budget — for The American College of Greece's Innovative Racing Team.
Overview — full write-up in progress
FIG. 01 — Innovative Racing Team solar car, Jun 2017 – Jul 2019
Process & results
As team leader and mechanical engineer for the five-person Innovative Racing Team, I owned project planning, team coordination, and technical design — designing the vehicle in CAD and running simulations to optimize it.
The car used a chain-driven axle from a brushed motor with gear reduction for torque, and custom solar panels built in-house and tuned for optimal voltage/current. Everything was designed for buildability with hand tools and minimal resources, without sacrificing speed, handling, or safety.
The car won its race in July 2019.