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University of Minnesota

Solar Vehicle Project

"Fueled by the sun, powered by the mind."

Sponsors of the
Solar Vehicle Project

Unveiling provides first look at Aurora-II

Above: With his team's help, Lance Molby gets ready to drive the car during the May 2 unveiling. Four local TV stations, two radio stations and four newspapers were present for the event.

Left: hanks to the help of ITEN Chevrolet, the finished Aurora-II shell is a lustrous silver with an iridescent blue solar array. A tinted bubble canopy, similar to that of a fighter jet, adds to the car's sleek appearance.

Racers Travel the Information Superhighway
To Keep Sponsors, Media Up-To-Date on Results

Thanks to satellite technology, up-to-the-minute results from Sunrayce 95 will be available to sponsors, participating universities and the media at any time during the race. Each vehicle's progress will be tracked by combining the technology, electronics, and services of EDS, Delco Electronics and Hughes Network Systems.

The location and speed of each university's car will be displayed on digital maps at public viewing stations along the race route, at various museums and on the Internet. The

Internet will also give daily overall standings of each team.

This major technology tracking system starts 12,000 miles above the Earth with the Global Positioning System satellites. The GPS system, developed by the US Department of Defense to help locate military boats and aircraft, emits signals permitting GPS receivers to calculate a vehicle's position accurately to within 100 feet. A support vehicle for each (continued on page 2)