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fnazeeri Furqan Nazeeri fn@na... Male Cambridge, MA United States Registered on December 27, 2003 |
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| Support Van Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/17/1993 submitted 1/17/2004 07:44:29 AM Our support van that we used to haul supplies (mostly luggage and such) which we dubbed "Stealth". The semi trailer in the background was carried the parts and supplies for the vehicle. | |
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| Crowd Control During the Race Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 1/18/1980 submitted 1/18/2004 10:53:56 AM This is an interesting shot of Maize & Blue captured from a documentary video. It shows the car getting an evening charge. Note the car is protected from any debris and heat with custom sewn covers and also not the stantions used to keep crowds away from the car. | |
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| Protecting Maize & Blue Before Sunrayce Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/19/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 10:57:32 AM This is an interesting photo of Maize & Blue during Scruitineering prior to Sunrayce 93. One of the things we had to adapt to was the constant attention to the car from other teams, race officials, the press and the general public. Whenever we moved the car, we were always on the lookout for accidents waiting to happen. I likened it to how the Secret Service protects the President...the car is important, so take care it doesn't get damaged! | |
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| Maize & Blue in Australia Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 11/20/1993 submitted 12/27/2003 12:30:36 PM This is a unique shot of Maize & Blue in Australia in that shortly after this picture, all of the decals were removed for the actual race. | |
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| Maize & Blue Winning Sunrayce 93 Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/26/1993 submitted 1/4/2004 01:03:56 PM Maize & Blue crossing the finish line at the Minneapolis zoo on June 26, 1993. This is the ceremonial finish line (the timed finish was about 1 km earlier). | |
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| Full scale wind tunnel testing of Maize & Blue Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 7/15/1993 submitted 1/4/2004 01:08:40 PM In order to verify the computer models, we did full scale wind tunnel testing of Maize & Blue at Lockheed's facility in Georgia. The primary useful feedback from the testing was in regard to the design and usefulness of the wheel opening covers which were subsequently redesigned. Of course, it was also useful to have actual drag data for use in our race strategy similator. | |
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| Maize & Blue after winning Sunrayce 93 Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/26/1993 submitted 1/4/2004 01:11:20 PM This is a nice shot of Deanna Winton in Maize & Blue immediately after winning Sunrayce 93. | |
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| Maize & Blue after Sunrayce 93 with some of the team Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 7/21/1993 submitted 1/4/2004 01:13:44 PM Here is a shot of Maize & Blue with a few of the team members. This shot is back on the University of Michigan's Engineering campus. Note the trophy for winning Sunrayce 93. | |
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| Maize & Blue Testing Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 4/17/1993 submitted 1/17/2004 07:19:50 AM This is a shot of Maize & Blue testing at Michigan International Speedway prior to Sunrayce 93. | |
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| Chase Van Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 5/17/1993 submitted 1/17/2004 07:22:43 AM Here is the chase van we used in Sunrayce 93. Note the trailer behind the vehicle. We used this trailer to carry a gas generator that powered the strategy computer (IBM RS/6000 UNIX workstation). | |
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| Chase Van Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 4/20/1993 submitted 1/17/2004 07:24:50 AM Another shot of the chase van. | |
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| Maize & Blue Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 3/17/1993 submitted 1/17/2004 07:27:06 AM Maize & Blue at the official unveiling of the vehicle along with our four drivers: Deanna, Kevin, Betsy and Andris (front to back). | |
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| Maize & Blue Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 7/17/1993 submitted 1/17/2004 07:28:11 AM Maize & Blue with some of the team after winning Sunrayce 93. Photo is taken in front of the EECS building on U-M's North Campus. | |
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| Testing Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 5/17/1993 submitted 1/17/2004 07:29:39 AM Deanna in Maize & Blue for more testing at Michigan International Speedway. Note the fastening of the array to the body with 1/4-turn fasteners. | |
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| Body Mold Fabrication Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 8/17/1992 submitted 1/17/2004 07:33:32 AM A shot of some team members finishing a wet layup of Maize & Blue's array mold. An interesting story about this was that we had planned to NC-mill the molds directly using a high-temperature material (REN board). Unfortunately, after we had milled several molds, we discovered that the material was defective (i.e. unstable at high temperatures). So we then had to do wet layups to cast a "male" and then do that again to cast a "female" mold. Moral of the story: make sure your materials are what you ordered! | |
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| 1/4-Scale Model Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/17/1992 submitted 1/17/2004 07:35:58 AM An NC-milled 1/4-scale model of Maize & Blue being tested in U-M's 5'x7' wind tunnel. Note the smoke flow visualization. | |
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| Body Panel Being Painted Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 12/17/1992 submitted 1/17/2004 07:38:47 AM Maize & Blue's main body panel being prepared for painting at BASF's facility in Detroit. | |
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| Lead Van Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/17/1993 submitted 1/17/2004 07:42:34 AM The Chevy van we used for Lead. We had a "dispute" with the race officials and were forced to use this van (we had Ford vans we were planning to use). Long story. Note the lights and "bull horn" on the vehicle. Surprisingly, we used the bull horn a lot and it was always nice to roll into town blaring "hail to the victors!" | |
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| Early Photo of Maize & Blue Team Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 3/18/1991 submitted 1/18/2004 05:04:14 AM Here is an early photo of the 1993 University of Michigan Solar Car Team with faculty advisor Dr. Bruce Karnopp. | |
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| Early Artist's Rendering of Maize & Blue Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 8/18/1991 submitted 1/18/2004 05:07:41 AM An artist from 3M did this early rendition of Maize & Blue. My biggest recollection of this drawing is that, at the time, we were very scared that the competition would get ahold of it...as if that would have mattered! | |
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| The "Strategy Team" Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/18/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 05:10:33 AM A picture from the end of Sunrayce 93 at the Minneapolis Zoo which shows Head Strategist, Eric Slimko; Battery Strategist, Andy Walberer; Power Electronics, Ketan Patel; and Magnetek's motor representative, Steve Wickham. | |
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| Drivers of Maize & Blue Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 4/18/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 05:12:43 AM A rare photo of the drivers of Maize & Blue at the unveiling of the car that is signed by each driver. Note that Deanna and Andris (front) were the primary drivers and were the only drivers to drive during the actual races. | |
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| Maize & Blue Test Chassis Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 11/18/1991 submitted 1/18/2004 05:16:17 AM In late 1991, we wanted to test out the concept of putting the driver in front of the front wheels, which served to improve the aerodynamics of the vehicle. To test this we built the "test chassis" and this is a photo of Jeff Reece driving the contraption on a test track. This test chassis was instrumental in our success, not from the simple fact of validating the design concept, but in allowing us to gain experience at the component level of many designs. We avoided a lot of "novice mistakes" in the final vehicle as a result of this. My favorite mistake on the test chassis was a misalignment of the drive train and suspension which caused the rear end of the vehicle to "buck in the air" whenever the driver pressed the accelerator. It was one of those things that always got a laugh during the actual race when we saw a competitor's car "buck" off the starting line. Moral of the story: you can never test too much. | |
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| Maize & Blue 1/4-Scale Model Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/18/1992 submitted 1/18/2004 05:17:53 AM After we completed the wind tunnel testing with the NC-milled final 1/4-scale model of Maize & Blue, we painted on some logos and took some publicity shots, of which this is one. | |
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| Maize & Blue Test Chassis Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 11/18/1991 submitted 1/18/2004 05:20:42 AM This is another shot of the Maize & Blue test chassis. For cost and simplicity's sake, we had made the test chassis frame from steel rather than aluminum. Also, you'll see the plywood battery box in this photo. The battery box proved to be one of the most difficult pieces of the car to engineer. Originally designed using carbon fiber, we ultimately opted for welded aluminum plates. | |
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| Maize & Blue Before WSC Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 7/18/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 05:25:22 AM A shot of Maize & Blue in "australian logos" in Ann Arbor before shipping off to Australia. Note how in the picture, Maize & Blue is equipped with 20" wheels instead of the "normal" 17" wheels. We had retrofitted these onto the car in anticipation of rough road surfaces in the Outback. We also did full-scale wind tunnel testing at Lockheed's facilities in Georgia to validate that the extra height didn't increase vehicle drag. As it turned out, we never needed to use these larger wheels (which had higher rolling resistance) as the custom Michelin tires performed very well in the World Solar Challenge. | |
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| Chase Van Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/18/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 05:28:19 AM Yet another shot of the chase van. One funny thing that we "forgot" was to put our vehicle number on our support vehicles. As a result, we put on some black electrical tape on the back of chase. | |
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| Maize & Blue Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 7/18/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 05:31:41 AM Color version of the earlier photo showing Maize & Blue between Sunrayce 93 and the World Solar Challenge. | |
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| Maize & Blue Before Sunrayce Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 5/18/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 05:34:58 AM A shot of Maize & Blue testing at Michigan International Speedway prior to Sunrayce 93. Note that M&B is missing the trailing edge which was probably the last significant part of the car to be built. The trailing edge housed the tail lamps as well as the CCD rear vision system. | |
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| Celebrating Sunrayce 93 Victory Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/26/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 05:36:20 AM Exhausted but extatic, the team celebrates finishing first overall in Sunrayce 93. | |
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| Celebrating #1 Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/26/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 05:38:02 AM Another shot of some of the team celebrating after winning Sunrayce 93. | |
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| Maize & Blue Team Logo Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/18/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 05:43:02 AM It was probably a waste of money and time, but early on in the project, we had some team members on who were Art/Design students who we commissioned to design a team logo. We ended up choosing the fast moving sun and then went on to emblazon it all over everything. It definitely gave us a sense of identity and probably the biggest thing was that it helped us distinguish ourselves from the previous team (national champion 1990 team). I suppose it also added to the professionalism of the team (as it was on EVERYTHING from T-shirts, to business cards, letter head, banners (shown here), trucks, you name it). Interstingly, it wasn't on the car. | |
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| Deanna Winton in Maize & Blue Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/26/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 05:44:57 AM A nice black and white shot of Deanna in Maize & Blue immediately after winning Sunrayce 93. Note the bouquet of "sun flowers" instead of roses typical in Indy races. | |
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| Funraising For Maize & Blue Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 1/18/1991 submitted 1/18/2004 05:56:49 AM In 1991 we launched the "Buy A Cell" campaign with an 8.5x14-inch, tri-fold brochure designed by our Art/Design team members. We were "selling" cells for $100 each. We had gotten the brochures printed up for pretty close to free, and I think we netted something like $10-15K from the effort. Overall, it was not a particularly good return on time. The method of distribution back in the early 90's was limited to mailings and the hit rate just wasn't good enough. I think a better strategy today would be to create a brochure as a PDF and distribute via email to alumni. With almost zero marginal cost, a program like that could make a lot of sense. | |
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| Maize & Blue, Weather Forecasting and Australia (by Jeff Zoltowski) Article by Furqan Nazeeri created 11/18/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 07:26:47 AM This 20-page paper is a final report prepared by Jeff Zoltowski and relates the 1993 Maize & Blue team's experience racing in Australia with a focus on weather forecasting and it's affect on the team's overall performance. A very interest report. I encourage you to also read the Jeff's paper on the team's experience in Sunrayce 93 (also told from a weather-forecasting perspective) | | |
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| Weather Forecasting in Sunrayce 93 (by Jeff Zoltowski) Article by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/20/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 07:56:32 AM This paper recounts Michigan's use of weather forecasting as a competitive weapon in Sunrayce '93. Jeff was one of 3 weather forecasters on the team and their collective ability to forecast weather was instrumental in Michigan's victory. An excellent read! | | |
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| Weather Forecasting for Maize & Blue (by Joe Bartlo) Article by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/26/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 08:59:15 AM This is a paper written by Joseph Bartlo about Maize & Blue's use of weather in its race strategy in Sunrayce 93 and the World Solar Challenge '93. | | |
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| Laser 5th Wheel Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 6/20/1993 submitted 1/18/2004 11:00:50 AM This is a bad quality screen capture, but I just had to show this. This is a non-contact, laser 5th wheel that we used to find our position along the race route. We had digitized the elevation along the route (using a barometric altimeter) and this 5th wheel. We then used it during the race to locate ourselves. Of course, now you can buy a GPS locator for a few hundred dollars, but that's a luxary we didn't have! | |
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| Maize & Blue Wikipedia Article Article by Furqan Nazeeri created 1/27/2007 submitted 1/27/2007 07:57:03 PM The 1993 Maize & Blue solar car was built by the University of Michigan Solar Car Team during the period from 1990 to 1993. | | |
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| Maize & Blue in the Museum Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 9/7/1999 submitted 2/7/2007 07:25:28 PM Maize & Blue on permanent display at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. It's part of the "Transportation Zone" exhibit. | |
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| CATIA Model of Maize & Blue Body Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 2/7/1992 submitted 2/7/2007 07:31:45 PM Maize & Blue was modeled completly in CATIA, which was a novel thing to do for solar car teams back in the early '90s. This is a rendering of M&B's final body shape. | |
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| Maize & Blue CATIA Rendering Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 2/7/1992 submitted 2/7/2007 07:34:03 PM This is a CATIA rendering of M&B's chassis. Almost all of the parts of the car were designed using CATIA. For example, in this shot, you can see the brackets used to attach the body to the chassis as well as the wheels, suspension, motor, batteries and seat. | |
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| Early Quarter Scale Model of Maize & Blue Photo by Furqan Nazeeri created 2/7/1991 submitted 2/7/2007 07:38:25 PM This is an early quarter scale wind tunnel model of Maize & Blue. There were at least 4 preliminary designs that were tested in Michigan's 5' x 7' wind tunnel including this one. Note that the design is testing a 3-wheeled configuration with one wheel in front. Separately we built a full-scale test buck to evaluate the handling and performance of this configuration and based upon those tests, the design was ultimately abandoned in favor of a 4-wheeled design. You can see the final design of M&B in this model, however, because the final design had four wheels with the front two wheels in the side pods which created the challenge of having the front wheels nearly behind the driver (a handling challenge of its own!). | |
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