The Leading Edge
The Leading Edge is the first book to summarize the aerodynamic design and construction issues of solar cars and ultralight land vehicles. Author Goro Tamai draws on his own experience in designing solar cars at MIT to produce a book for the ground-up streamlined land-vehicle designer or constructor, as well as for the solar/electric/ultralight vehicle enthusiast. As with any engineering problem, the "best" body shape for solar cars, HPVs, or Electrathoners is not the body of absolute lowest...
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The Leading Edge is the first book to summarize the aerodynamic design and construction issues of solar cars and ultralight land vehicles. Author Goro Tamai draws on his own experience in designing solar cars at MIT to produce a book for the ground-up streamlined land-vehicle designer or constructor, as well as for the solar/electric/ultralight vehicle enthusiast. As with any engineering problem, the "best" body shape for solar cars, HPVs, or Electrathoners is not the body of absolute lowest drag. The vehicle system, including the driver, chassis, and energy/drive system must work in concert to produce the maximum output. The Leading Edge will help designers quantify the trade-offs, and make logical decisions. Booknews Written for both the streamlined land-vehicle designer and the casual enthusiast, this book summarizes the design and construction issues of a wide variety of solar cars and bikes, human-powered, electric, and other ultra light land vehicles. Tamai, who designed solar cars while studying at MIT, gives examples from specific race cars and teams to explain how designers solved problems. He discusses design and construction issues, and explains how to do in-the-field testing and diagnosis of aerodynamic performance. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
\ BooknewsWritten for both the streamlined land-vehicle designer and the casual enthusiast, this book summarizes the design and construction issues of a wide variety of solar cars and bikes, human-powered, electric, and other ultra light land vehicles. Tamai, who designed solar cars while studying at MIT, gives examples from specific race cars and teams to explain how designers solved problems. He discusses design and construction issues, and explains how to do in-the-field testing and diagnosis of aerodynamic performance. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
