The COSMOSWorks software prepares a revolutionary solar car

Analysis of design COSMOSWorks software has helped improve the key systems of a new and revolutionary Canadian solar car which recently passed a series of tests for monitoring without a single incident, SolidWorks Corporation has announced.

The Power of One solar car conducted a battery of tests of speed, braking and stability in July confirmed that suspension and direction systems tested with COSMOSWorks are ready to allow the driving on the streets of Canada as soon as the Government granted permission. The Power of One project with Toronto-based engineers used COSMOSWorks software to anticipate whether those systems retrofitted the actual road conditions - from dry and warm environment until the cold weather and ice conditions, at speeds of up to about 80 km per hour.

Power of One engineers designed the support arm of the front end of the solar car with the SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software. Then they tested COSMOSWorks FEA (finite element analysis) in 3D solid models to determine the way in which would act as physical objects. The test showed that the support arm would probably fail the burden that had to endure. The Power of One staff tried to strengthen the arm but it was too heavy. They designed a new arm that passed the test of COSMOSWorks. These results were demonstrated when the solar car was circulated for the first time in December 2004 and later, in March 2005, when the first test of operation of a solar car to minimum temperatures, was held on icy roads.

The solar Power of One car was built to set world records for distance and promote the use of sustainable energy, unlike the majority of cars built for racing. Most of the solar cars are only designed for controlled in track conditions, but the objective of the Power of One project is practical solar technology that manufacturers may be adapted to mass production of vehicles in the future.

The public's interest in such innovations is increasing the price of crude oil soared to $70 per barrel in August and gasoline prices have increased as a result. Sales of hybrid vehicles are increasing more rapidly than in any other category and budget of energy in the United States.UU. recently adopted includes tax credits for buyers of hybrid cars.