Master's thesis of Design: Mission impossible: Design & manufacture of a solar car that appeals to the general public

The design of solar cars has historically been dominated by highly technical and performance-based criteria. This has limited the general acceptance of solar cars as a viable mode of transport in both the public eye and the automotive industry. This project involves the deep immersion of the design-researcher into a competitive Solar Car Team for the World Solar Challenge and demonstrates design research in action through the processes of: exterior and interior solar car design; iterative design in concert with engineering analysis; the full manufacture a working Solar vehicle; testing; and, ultimately driving the vehicle from Darwin to Adelaide.