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Stanford Berkeley Solar Car Project Team Vision '99 by Alex Tung created 2/21/1999 submitted 5/10/2003 11:27:50 PM Thoughts on team vision, leadership and the spirit of solar racing. Team vision The Stanford Berkeley Solar Car Project, a.k.a. Team Stanley, has a mission: to build the fastest and most reliable solar-powered vehicle possible and use it to win a national collegiate solar car competition, Sunrayce '99. This year's team continues the unlikely alliance between athletic rivals Cal and Stanford. Aside from a friendly banter between the two schools, the team has gained much from its collaboration in the past few years. A combination of resources and skills created the team which took third place in Sunrayce '97, and hopefully it will help the current team capture first in Sunrayce '99. Getting to that position will not be easy, however. Engineering and Common Sense The building of a car lends itself to the application of innumerable engineering skills, but it also requires a lot of plain common sense. Although designing the car takes skilled mechanical and electrical engineers, building it simply takes time, dedication, and a willingness to spend all free hours on the project. Putting in time at our work site or in the machine shop provides for the best kind of self-learning. Making mistakes and remedying them along the way is how problems are solved, and a solar car is constructed. In addition, there is an ample amount of support and guidance from team leaders, old members in the area, and campus professors. Members must learn to solve real engineering problems with real engineering solutions, because no one else will. There is no default person to blame if a certain problem is not solved. Every member must contribute his or her part and, whether it be through trial and error, careful design, or seeking advice, each member must solve the problems to which he or she was assigned. Otherwise the car - and the project - would not exist. Teamwork and Communication One or two people, no matter how dedicated, cannot build a solar car on their own. As in any group project, Team Stanley relies greatly on its strength as a team. As students of two major universities, members often find themselves split between the responsibility of keeping up with classes and the desire to gain valuable experience in pursuit of a goal other than good grades. Those who are highly dedicated to the project make the time to pursue it, but everyone encounters school projects, papers, and exams, which hinder their contributions for a time. It is in those times that members must communicate with each other so that others can increase their efforts and keep the project moving. General communication within the team is also integral, especially since the two halves of the team are so divided physically. The flurry of e-mails bombarding our e-mail list everyday attests to this fact. Team leaders make sure to keep all members abreast of current happenings and progress, and many problems and questions are solved via e-mail and phone dialogues. Spirit There is no more effective way to build a team than to have them work together on something, and that is the intrinsic nature of the project. Although this year's team is relatively new - we have only two members who have ever been to a race before - we have a strong drive, and a collaborative spirit. Members have the enthusiasm and the dedication that it takes to put together a solar-powered vehicle. Team dinner outings amidst late-night work sessions have served to build camaraderie among members, and as Sunrayce qualifiers approach, that spirit can only grow. 577 words | tungsten
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