The 1992 Accession of records of the University of Michigan Solar Car Team (4 linear feet) dates from 1989 to 1993 and consists of Visual Materials (videos and a photo album), a series of Binders, student end-of-term Group Reports, and Topical Files (from the Solar Car Team's filing cabinet).
There are two videos within the Visual Materials subseries. The Making of Sunrunner by George Bournias summarizes the creation of Sunrunner and details student participation in the project. The second video is actually a combination of two slide programs: Cut 1: The Sunrunner Down Under and Cut 2: USA and Australia Slide Program. The subseries also includes a photo album containing pictures of team members performing different tasks. Only a small number of the photographs in the album are labeled.
The Binder subseries includes a set of five binders (1 linear foot) maintained by Frank E. Stagg, exterior design group leader. Covering the years 1989 and 1990, these "Sunrunner Books" contain newsletters and bulletins, lecture notes, timelines, budget and sponsor information, wind tunnel data, exterior group agendas, work schedules and weekly goals, Australia race rules and general correspondence.
Also part of this subseries are the "Team Binders" (1 linear foot). These are arranged alphabetically by team function and also date from 1989 to 1990. These materials provide insight into the creation of Sunrunner , highlighting design concepts and testing results.
The Group Reports subseries (1 linear foot) is also arranged alphabetically by team function. This series (dating from 1989 to 1990) includes bound and unbound reports. The level of student reporting ranges from the general "what I learned on this project" to very detailed reports with charts, graphs, and accounts of individual accomplishments.
The Topical Files subseries (.75 linear feet) is arranged alphabetically and consists primarily of materials from the solar car team office filing cabinet. Materials in this series (dating from 1989 to 1990) include lecture notes from Aero Viroment, student applications and biographies, GM Sunrayce USA and World Solar Challenge information, meeting minutes, newsletters and bulletins. Also a part of this series is information relating to a student history project completed in 2001 examining the solar car team from its beginnings in 1989. Included is their final paper and correspondence with former team members about their experiences with the project.
Visual Materials [subseries]
Box 1
Videocassettes
Box 1
The Making of Sunrunner (produced by George Bournias)
(VHS; ca. 42 min.; col.)
Box 1
Combined video: Cut 1: The SUNRUNNER Down Under and Cut 2: USA and Australia Slide Program (produced by Michigan Engineering Television Network)
(VHS; ca. 20 min.; col.)
Photographs
Box 1
Album of snapshots of team members performing general team tasks
Binders [subseries]
Box 1
"Sunrunner Books"
(5 volumes)
Box 2
Team Binders
Box 2
Body Structure
Box 2
Driveline
(2 folders)
Box 2
Exterior
Box 2
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Box 2
Forecasting
Box 2
Frame Design
Box 2
Interior
(2 folders)
Box 2
Logistics
Box 2
Power Electronics
(2 folders)
Box 2
Race Strategy
(2 folders)
Box 2
Rear Suspension Design
Box 3
Solar Array
Box 3
Solar Cells
Box 3
Team Strategy
Group Reports [subseries]
Box 3
Administration
Box 3
Body Structure
(3 folders)
Box 3
Driveline
(2 folders)
Box 3
Engineering
Box 3
Exterior
Box 3
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Box 4
Interior (includes photographs)
Box 4
Power Electronics
(2 folders)
Box 4
Race Strategy
Box 4
Solar Power
(2 folders)
(includes photographs)
Box 4
Team management
Box 4
Weather Forecast
Box 4
Aero Viroment Lectures
Box 4
Applications for Race Crew and Drivers
Box 4
Completed Biographies
Box 4
Fax updates
Box 4
General--GM SUNRAYCE USA
(2 folders)
Box 4
General--World Solar Challenge-Australia
Box 4
GM SUNRAYCE USA Bulletins
Box 4
History project 2001
(Alumni information gathered and paper written by history students)
Box 4
Solar Car Team Meeting Minutes
Box 4
World Solar Challenge Bulletin
Accession 1994 [series]
The 1994 accession of the University of Michigan Solar Car Team (4.2 linear feet) date from 1985 to 1994 and consist of three subseries: Background Materials, Solar Car Team and Product Information.
The Background Materials subseries (.2 linear feet) is divided into three subseries. The first focuses on the University of Michigan Solar Car Team. It contains brochures, a milestones summary, a team handbook and general background materials. The second file concentrates on the GM Sunrayce USA. It includes awards, brochures, newsletters and official regulations. The third file examines the World Solar Challenge. It includes general materials, newsletters and official regulations.
The Solar Car Team subseries (3 linear feet) is divided into four files. The first focuses on the Executive Committee. It contains meeting agendas, minutes and memoranda dating from 1990 to 1992. The second subseries centers on the Faculty Advisor. It contains Bruce Karnopp's correspondence and print outs of e-mail (dating from 1991 to 1992). The third file focuses on the Project Manager. It has been divided into the files of Susan Fancy and Furqan Nareeri. Susan Fancy's files contain her correspondence from 1990 to 1991. Furqan Nazeeri's files contain correspondence, materials relating to the National Research Energy Laboratory purchase order, summer management committee, Sunrayce proposals, travel materials and miscellaneous materials. These materials date from 1989 to 1993. The fourth file (dating from 1985 to 1993) concentrates on the eight Project Teams. It is arranged alphabetically by team name. Teams include Aerodynamics/Body, Business (Fundraising/Public Relations and Logistics/Finance), Chassis, Computer, Power Electronics, Race Strategy, Solar Cells and Systems/Engineering.
The Product Information subseries (1 linear foot) consists of information on commercial products collected by the team from 1989 to 1993. Materials are arranged alphabetically by company name.
Background Materials [subseries]
Box 5
U of M Solar Car Team
Box 5
General 1989-1992, Undated
GM Sunrayce USA
Box 5
Awards 1993
Box 5
Brochures 1990-1993
Box 5
Correspondence 1999
Box 5
Newsletters 1990-1993
Box 5
Regulations 1989-1994
World Solar Challenge
Box 5
General 1993
Box 5
Newsletters 1992-1993, Undated
Box 5
Regulations 1993
Solar Car Team [subseries]
Executive Committee
Box 5
Agenda, Minutes and Memoranda 1990-1992
Faculty Advisor
Bruce Karnopp
Box 5
Correspondence and Email 1991-1992
Project Manager
Susan Fancy
Box 5
Correspondence 1990-1991
Furqan Nazeeri
Correspondence
Box 5
General 1991-1992, Undated
Box 5
GM Sunrayce 93 Awards Ceremony and Workshop 1992
Box 5
Sunrayce Regulations Questions 1990-1993
Box 5
Teambuilding 1991-1992
Box 5
NREL Purchase Order 1992
Box 5
Summer Management Committee
Box 5
Sunrayce Proposal 1989-1991
Box 5
Travel 1992, Undated
Box 5
Miscellaneous 1989-1993, Undated
Box 5
David Goodman 1993
Project Teams
Aerodynamics/Body
Box 5
Aerodynamics Testing 1991-1992, Undated
Box 5
Articles 1988-1991, Undated
Box 5
Exterior Design Proposals 1991, Undated
General
Box 5
Agendas, minutes, weekly plans, tasks and project summary 1991-1992, Undated
Box 5
Brian Gabel 1991-1993, Undated
Box 5
Shawn Gabel 1992, Undated
Box 5
Improvement Proposals Undated
Business
Fundraising/Public Relations
General
Box 5
Dan Ross 1990-1993, Undated
Box 5
Lesley Camblin 1992, Undated
Fundraising
Box 5
Business Plan 1992, Undated
Box 5
Gifts in Kind Undated
Box 5
Proposals 1991, Undated
Box 5
Sponsor Files
(4 folders)
Box 6
Sponsor Lists 1990-1993, Undated
Box 6
Sponsorship proposals 1994-1995
Box 6
Telemarketing Undated
Human Resources
Box 6
Team Biographies and Executive Committee Biosheets 1991, Undated
Box 6
New Member Information undated
(3 folders)
Box 6
Race Team Forms 1993
Box 6
Team Lists 1991-1992, Undated
Box 6
Team Membership Characteristics and Resumes, Undated.
Box 6
Team Meeting Agendas and Posters
Public Relations
Box 6
Conferences 1991
Box 6
GM Sunrayce Logo Undated
Box 6
Newsletter Mailing Lists 1990-1992, Undated
Box 6
Other Races 1992, Undated
(2 folders)
Box 6
National Advisory Committee 1991-1993, Undated
Box 6
Other Competitors 1991-1993
Box 6
Photographs 1990, Undated
Presentations and Events
Box 6
Correspondence, schedules and programs 1990-1992, Undated
Box 6
Presentation Materials 1990
Box 6
Press Clippings 1988-1993, Undated
Box 6
Solar Car Specifications and Statistics 1990-1993, Undated
Logistics/Finance
Box 6
Accounts 1990-1992
Box 6
Budgets 1989-1992
Box 6
Contributions 1992-1993
Box 6
Executive Summaries 1991-1992
Box 6
Expenses 1991-1992, Undated
Box 6
Phone Bills 1990-1992
Box 6
Purchasing Procedures/Guidelines 1991, Undated
Box 6
Tax Exempt Information 1989
Box 6
Timelines 1990, Undated
Box 6
Travel Arrangements 1993
Chassis
Box 6
Articles 1985, 1989, Undated
(2 folders)
Box 6
Brakes 1994-1995
Box 6
Design 1989-1993, Undated
Box 7
General
Box 7
Agendas, goals, team lists, reports and timelines 1989-1992, Undated
Box 7
Matt Brown Undated
Box 7
Jeffrey Reece 1990-1991, Undated
Box 7
Tom Rinke 1991-1992, Undated
Box 7
Purchases 1993, Undated
Box 7
Suspension 1992-1995, Undated
Box 7
Testing 1992, Undated
Box 7
Wheels 1994, Undated
Computer
Computer Aided Design
Box 7
General 1991-1992, Undated
Box 7
Unigraphics II Manual Undated
General
Box 7
Agendas and timelines 1991-1992
Box 7
Kevin Cain 1991-1992, Undated
Lance Kalleberg
Box 7
Correspondence 1991
Box 7
Miscellaneous 1991, Undated
Power Electronics
Box 7
Agendas, Minutes and Reports 1991-1992, Undated
Box 7
Batteries 1992-1993, Undated
Box 7
Cockpit 1991-1993, Undated
Box 7
Computer Programming Undated
Box 7
Datum Interfaces 1989
Box 7
Industry Contacts 1991-1992
Box 7
Motor 1992-1993, Undated
Box 7
Regulated Power Supply 1989-1991, Undated
Box 7
Status Reports 1989, Undated
Box 7
Telemetry 1992, Undated
Box 7
Articles Undated
Batteries
Box 7
Data 1992-1993
(3 folders)
Box 7
Data 1994-1995, Undated
Box 7
Data 1997
Box 8
Printed materials 1981-1992, Undated
Box 8
Igor Rozenblit 1994-1995
Box 8
Computer Information 1992-1993, Undated
Box 8
Crew and Drivers 1992, Undated
Box 8
Meeting Agendas 1989-1992, Undated
Box 8
Memoranda, Team List, Race Plan, Timelines 1990-1992, Undated
The accession of files covering additions received between 2000-2001, is arranged in eight subseries, one of Visual Materials; six others by project name: Sunrunner (1990), Maize & Blue (1993), Solar Vision (1995), Wolverine (1997), MaizeBlaze (1999) and M-Pulse (2001); and the team's Website as captured in 2000. In some cases, documentation received in these accessions overlaps with prior accessions. For example, additional material on Sunrunner and Maize & Blue extends what is found in prior subseries and accessions.
Visual Materials subseries (1.4 linear feet) include videocassettes from the first three car projects ( Sunrunner , Maize & Blue and Solar Vision ) as well as photographs of Solar Vision and Sunrayce 95. Sunrunner videos show construction of the vehicle and the team in the winner's circle at Sunrayce USA. A subseries of five tapes documents a visit by George Ettenheim, director of Sunrayce USA and member of General Motor's Sunraycer team, who met with the Sunrunner team to discuss strategy and planning for the race in Australia. Maize & Blue videos include both unedited tape of construction and testing of the car and surveys of the race route as well as edited footage about the project and the race itself. Solar Vision videos include professionally edited tapes of Sunrayce 95 and its results and a selection of tapes containing footage of the race route during the race. Photographs of this vehicle document construction of Solar Vision , scrutineering, qualifying runs and the race itself.
Sunrunner (1990) subseries (1 linear foot) contains correspondence with sponsors, supporters, Sunrayce officials and others as well as general information about the vehicle's design and members of the team. Group files include, for the most part, agendas and timelines not found in previous accessions as well as some design information. Also of interest in this subseries are files relating to both Sunrayce USA and the World Solar Challenge, including pre-race preparations, updates on race progress and memorabilia.
Maize & Blue (1993) (.2 linear feet) includes a small amount of information about administrative and design issues. Most of the documents relating to this vehicle, however, can be found in the materials accessioned in 1994.
Solar Vision (1995) (.8 linear feet) contains files from the various design teams as well as those compiled by a mechanical engineering class whose task it was to design a jack for the solar car. Also included is information about the team itself.
Wolverine (1997) (.4 linear feet) also contains files pertaining to the design and testing of this vehicle and sponsor information.
The Maize & Blue (1999) and M-Pulse (2001) subseries (.1 linear feet) contain very limited information regarding these projects, but it is expected that more thorough documentation will be accessioned at a future date.
Visual Materials [subseries]
Box 10
Videocassettes
Box 10
GM Sunraycer Qualifiers (U-matic) Undated
Box 10
University of Michigan, Sunrunner (Construction) (VHS) 1990
Motor Controller: Design & spec sheets 1992-1994
(2 folders)
Box 13
Power Team 1992-1995
(2 folders)
Box 13
Solar Car Lifting Device, ME 450 Winter 1995
(7 folders)
Box 13
Strategy 1991-1995
(3 folders)
Box 13
Team information 1994
Wolverine (1997) [subseries]
Box 13
"Black Book" preliminary designs 1995-1996
Box 13
Body/Accessories 1996-1997
Box 13
Chassis 1996-1997
(3 folders)
Box 13
Front suspension 1996, undated
Box 13
Rear suspension 1997, undated
Box 13
Sponsor information
Box 13
Structural reports 1994-1997
Box 13
Suspension/Brakes 1996, undated
Box 13
Team reports 1995-1996
Box 13
Testing log 1996-1997
MaizeBlaze (1999) [subseries]
Box 13
General 1999, undated
M-Pulse (2001) [subseries]
Box 13
Sponsorship Proposal Packet 2001
2004 Accessions [series]
This accession is arranged alphabetically, which is how the records were originally kept by the solar car team. The Solar Vision subseries (1 linear ft.) has information on corporate sponsorships for the Solar Vision (1995) race team. Other files interspersed throughout have information on the car, team communications, and race information. Four files with information on Maize and Blue, the 1993 entry, have been place in Box 12 with other records pertaining to that year's car. These include pictures of the team and car, press releases, and Sunrayce 1993. the Student Papers subseries consists of papers written by student project members on varying subjects dealing with engineering aspects of the solar car. The papers were written for different classes, mostly Mechanical Engineering (ME) 490 the independent study class, within the school of Engineering pertaining to the solar car team from 1989 to 1999. Some of the student papers deal with meetings, team goals, and team evaluations. Access to the student papers is restricted under FERPA regulations.
Solar Vision (1994-1995) [subseries]
Box 14
Ann Arbor Earth Festival 1994
Box 14
Abbott Laboratories 1994
Box 14
Accounting Plan 1994
Box 14
Accu-tech Industries 1994
Box 14
Alcoa 1992-1994
Box 14
Alumni Association 1993-1994
Box 14
APX International 1994
Box 14
Auto Show 1994-1995
Box 14
Autchins, Chuck 1994
Box 14
Baker, Lisa 1994
Box 14
Bell, Lon 1994
Box 14
Biel 1994
Box 14
Boeing 1994
Box 14
Briggs International 1994
Box 14
Business School 1994
Box 14
CAD Diagrams 1994
Box 14
CAEN 1994
Box 14
Campbell's Soup Company 1994
Box 14
Chevrolet 1994
Box 14
Cole, David 1994
Box 14
Cosovich, Jon 1994
Box 14
Dana Corporation 1994
Box 14
Dateline 1994
Deans
Box 14
Banks, Peter 1994
Box 14
Parsons, Michael 1994
Box 14
Smith, Gene 1994
Box 14
Delco-Remy 1994
Box 14
Detroit Edison 1994
Box 14
Development Meeting 5/19/1994
Box 14
Downs Herold 1994
Box 14
Duderstadt, James J. 1994
Box 14
Dupont 1994
Box 14
E160 1994
Box 14
Eagle Picher 1994
Box 14
Edison Electric Institute 1994
Box 14
EDS 1994
Box 14
E-mail 1994
Box 14
Equity Financial Management 1994
Box 14
ERIM 1994
Box 14
Executive Committee 1994
Box 14
Faculty/Financial Advisor 1994
Box 14
Fairlane Gear 1994
Box 14
Ford Motor Company 1994
Box 14
General Automotive 1994
Box 14
General Motors 1994
Box 14
Gerhart, Ro 1994
Box 14
Guardian Industries 1994
Box 14
Harrison, Walt 1994
Box 14
Howard Delivery Services 1994
Box 14
ITT Auto 1994
Box 14
Kilsby Roberts 1994
Box 14
King, Richard 1994
Box 14
LSA 1994
Box 14
Masco Corporation 1994
Box 14
MCI Communications Corporation 1994
Box 14
Mechanical Engineering Department 1994
Box 14
Michigan International Speedway 1994
Box 14
Marion Merrell Dow 1994
Box 14
Monroe Auto Equipment 1994
Box 14
M-TEC 1994
Box 14
Motorola 1994
Box 14
Nelson, Nancy 1994
Box 14
Nova Metal 1994
Box 14
NTN Tech 1994
Box 14
Photos 1994
Box 14
Project Manager Correspondence 1993-1995
Box 14
Public Relations Plan 1994
Box 14
Public Relations 1994
Box 14
Whitaker, Gil 1994-1995
Box 14
Race Route Information 1994-1995
Box 14
Race Rules 1994
Box 14
Reebok 1994
Box 14
Recruitment 1994
Box 14
Rockwell 1994
Box 14
SAC 1994
Box 14
SAP 1994
Box 14
Silicon Graphics 1994
Box 14
Solar Express 1994
Box 14
Sponsor Thank You Letters 1994
Box 14
Sprint Corporation 1994
Box 14
Sunrayce 1995 Proposal Original 1993 1993-1995
Box 14
Sunrayce 1995 Race Information 1993-1995 1993-1995
(2 folders)
Box 14
Team Elections 1994
Box 14
Trick Titanium 1994
Box 14
TQM 1994
Box 14
Unistrut 1994
Box 14
University Officials 1994
Box 14
UPS 1994
Box 14
Vehma International 1994
Vice President
Box 14
Hartford, Maureen 1994
Box 14
Kennedy, Richard 1994
Box 14
Neal, Homer 1994
Box 14
Williams, Frank 1994
Box 14
Wawro, Matt 1994
Box 14
Willowtree Apartments 1994
Box 14
World Solar Challenge 1996
Box 14
Yaskawa 1994
Student Papers [subseries]
Sunrunner (1990) [Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Transmission Design for the University of Michigan Solar Car 1989[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Solar Car Project 1989[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Sunrunner: The Engineering Report 1990[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Sunrunner: An Overview 1990[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Sunrunner Account Information 1991[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Maize and Blue (1993) [Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Final Report 1991[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Design of the Solar Car Braking System 1992[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
University of Michigan Maize and Blue Project Update Report for Electronics Team 1992[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
A Basic Approach to Battery Optimization 1992[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Final Report 1993[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Solar Car Project Management 1993[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Maize and Blue 1993[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Optimization of Available Energy in Solar Vehicle Competition 1993[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Exterior Fabrication 1993[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Power System 1993[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Driver's Report for the Maize and Blue Solar Car Project 1993[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Maize and Blue and Solar Vision Projects 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Engineering Report, The 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
My Solar Car Experience 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Solar Vision (1995) [Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Solar Car Body Construction 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Solar Car Report 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Look Inside the Construction, Materials, and Properties of a U of M Solar Car 1995[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Design, Analysis, and Manufacture of the Wheels for Solar Vision 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Designing a "Solar Vision" 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Front Suspension Design 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Solar Car Brake System 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Introduction to the Selection Processes and Modeling Techniques of Lead-acid Batteries in Solar/Electric Vehicle Applications 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Solar Car Design Trade-off Analysis with Custom Software 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Engineering Committee Report 1994
(2 folders) [Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Power Systems Report 1994[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
University of Michigan Solar Car 1995[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Solar Car Project: The Educational Experience 1995[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Design and Construction of "Solar Vision's" Solar Array 1995[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Solar Car Jack 1995[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
The Solar Vision Project: My Involvement, What I Learned, and What I would Change 1996[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
On-Board Computer 1996[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Aerodynamic Design of a Solar/Electric Vehicle for Entry into the 1996 World Solar Challenge 1995 1995-1996[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Going the Distance: The Solar Car Experience 1996[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Senior Design Project 1996[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Multiple Replications Method and Joint Distributions Method for UM Solar Car Teams SVSim Software 1996[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Preparation for the Race Route Survey 1996[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
The Wolverine Experience 1997[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Testing the Motor for "The Car" 1997[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Management of the UM Solar Car Team 1997[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Solar Car Charging Structure Final Report 1997[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Integrating the UM Solar Car Team with Academics 1997[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
True Lessons from the Development of the Rear Suspension 1997[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Driving Wolverine: Comparison of Closed Testing, Circle Track Racing, Road Testing, and Road Racing 1997[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Effects of Student Project Teams on the Educational Experience of UM Students 1998[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Solar Car Projects 1998[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
MaizeBlaze (1999) [Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
MaizeBlaze: See You in the Winner's Circle 1997[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Advanced Composites Research and Design 1997[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Update Report: Composite Curing Oven 1998[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Design and Fabrication of 4a "Flexible" Oven Controller for Use by the UM Solar Car Team 1998[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Project Report: Steering Design for Sunrayce 99 1998[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
The Project Team Experience 1998[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Designing a Lighter Wheel 1998[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Turning Dreams into Reality: The Administrative Operations of a Solar Car Team 1999[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
Box 15
Sunrayce 99 Entry Proposal 1999[Student records restricted until July 01, 2084]
2007 Accession [series]
The 2007 Accession consists entirely of visual materials, 11 videocassettes in total. The videocassettes have been arranged by solar car. Most of the videocassettes are from the original solar car, Sunrunner. The others are on the second car, Maize & Blue. The topics of the videocassettes range from different races the cars competed in to issue updates on the car to media reports on the cars.
Visual Material [subseries]
Box 16
Videocassettes
Box 16
Sunrunner: The Australia Challenge (VHS)
Box 16
Sunrunner: Running with the Sun, Down Under, USA & Australia (VHS)
Box 16
1990 World Solar Challenge 1990 (VHS) 1990
Box 16
Issue Update #30 GM Sunrayce USA (VHS)
Box 16
1990 World Solar Challenge: Darwin to Adelaide 1990 (VHS) 1990
Box 16
Sunrunner: USA & Australia (Slides/Music) (VHS)
Box 16
Mid-Term Status Report On the Michigan Solar Car Project...the Unveiling (VHS)
Box 16
Selected Scenes from GM Sunrayce USA (VHS) 1990
Box 16
Preview Media -- Sunrunner "E Report" & "Impact" (VHS) 1992
Box 16
Racing with the Sun Downunder (1993 World Solar Challenge) (VHS)
Box 16
EDS Information Technology Update #2 "Sunrayce '93" (VHS) 1993
Accession 2008 [series]
The 2008 accession (6.5 linear feet) is comprised of files dating from1989 to 2008 the majority of which relate to the sponsorship of the University of Michigan solar cars and teams. The accession also includes files on the individual solar cars and on topics relating to their development. It is arranged into seven subseries: Website, Solar Cars, Tests, Topical Files, Visual Materials, Sponsor Files, and Student Papers.
The Solar Car subseries (.5 linear feet) covers the years 1990 to 2007 and is arranged alphabetically by solar car. All solar cars through Continuum (2007) are represented with the majority of materials on cars that fall between Wolverine (1997) and Momentum (2005). Records include race programs, recruitment flyers, meet the team booklets, some team meeting minutes, schedules, and race information.
The Test subseries (.25 linear feet) is arranged alphabetically and covers the years 1995 to 2001. It is made up of files relating to different test for the solar cars a significant amount of this data is wind tunnel test data.
The Topical Files subseries 1990 to 2006 (1 linear feet) is arranged alphabetically. It contains files on various topics surrounding the solar car and the solar car team, including, presentations, inspections and analyses, meeting notes, and recognition certificates.
The Visual Materials subseries 1990-2008 (1.25 linear feet) is arranged alphabetically and by format. The subseries has a small amount of photographs and publications. The sub-subseries Videocassettes 1990-2001 (1.0 linear feet) includes VHS tapes with footage ranging from professional produced race coverage and promotional videos to footage shot by the solar team of the team and their car.
The Sponsor Files subseries 1989-2005 (3 linear feet) is arranged alphabetically by company name. It contains the sub-subseries General 1993-2001; which includes miscellaneous sponsor files and files the team had filed by automotive part. Contents include sponsorship outreach letters, information on possible sponsors, rejection letters from sponsors, as well as, information on official solar car team sponsors.
The Student Papers subseries 1990-2003 (.5 linear feet) is comprised of reports and papers generated by students on the solar car team. Reports cover general team reports, design and implementation, and weather forecasting. Reports were generally required in order for the students to receive course credit for their work on the solar car.
Solar Cars [subseries]
Box 17
Sunrunner 1990
Box 17
Maize & Blue 1993
Box 17
Solar Vision 1995
Box 17
Wolverine 1997
Box 17
MaizeBlaze 1999
(2 folders)
Box 17
M-Pulse 2001
Box 17
Spectrum 2003
Box 17
Momentum 2005
Box 17
Continuum 2007
Tests [subseries]
Box 17
MaizeBlaze Wind Tunnel Test 1999
Box 17
M-Pulse Wind Tunnel Test 2001
Box 17
M-Pulse-2000-2001
Box 17
Wind Tunnel Tests 1995-1996
Topical Files [subseries]
Box 17
2001 World Solar Challenge Entry Form, 2001 2001
Box 17
American Solar Challenge Notebook 2003
Box 17
Brake Specifications and Analysis 1994
Box 17
Budget Materials 2001
Box 17
Buy a Cell Fundraiser 1999
Box 17
Fall Mass Meeting Presentation 2001
Box 17
Fire Inspection and Report 2000
Box 17
Impact 1999
Box 18
Meeting Notes 2004
Box 18
O.S.E.H 1998
Box 18
Outsourcing Buyer's Guide 2002
Box 18
Presentation for Recruitment 1999-2000
Box 18
Random Drawings 2005
Box 18
Recognition Certificates 2002-2006
Box 18
Recognition by Governor Jennifer Granholm 2005-2006
Box 18
Research Articles and Knowledge undated
Box 18
Sketches and Notes undated
Box 18
Sunrayce Route '97 1997
Box 18
University of Michigan Solar Car Project -- Darwin to Adelaide, Australia November 11 to Project Radio System. November 17, 1990
Box 18
University of Michigan Solar Car Team Business Team -- Detroit Edison Presentation 1998
Box 18
University of Michigan Solar Car Team Presentation for Bauer Controls 2000
Box 18
University of Michigan Solar Car Team Presentation for the University of Michigan Statistics Department 2000
Box 18
Wind Tunnel Agreement 1999
Box 18
Wolverine Chassis Team 1997
Box 18
Wolverine Team Presentation 1997
Visual Materials [subseries]
Box 18
The University of Michigan Solar Car Team -- National Champs, . 1993-1994
Box 18
Photographs undated
Box 18
Produced Publications undated
Box 18
Publications Featuring the Solar Car Team 2000-2008
(2 folders)
Box 18
Solar Express Newsletter 1991-1994, 1998, 2000, 2007
Videocassetes
Box 19
GM Sunrayce USA VNR Days 6,7,8 & 9 Wrap & B-Roll Winner's B-Roll (VHS) 1990
Box 19
Promotion Video -- Music, Not Dialog (VHS) 1993
Box 19
Promotional Video (VHS) 1993
Box 19
Australia Advising (VHS)
Box 19
DTE Energy Commercial featuring 3 seconds of Wolverine (VHS)
Box 19
Driving Australia (VHS)
Box 19
Driving Under the Sun Governor's Cup Solar Challenge Pre-Sunrayce '90 (VHS)
Box 19
Dynamic Scrutineering (VHS)
Box 19
GM Promo (VHS)
Box 19
Insurance Video of Washtenaw Workspace (VHS) 4/18/1996
Box 19
Loading Solar Vision into Trailer Upper Surface Handling Techniques
Box 19
MaizeBlaze at Greenfield Village (Unveiling) Channel 4 Action News with Chuck Gaidica (VHS)
Box 19
Maize & Blue -- Detroit Auto Show, 7 January 1993 Public Unveiling, Power Ctr., 20 March 1993 (VHS) 1993
Box 19
Maize and Blue February '93 Testing and Development (VHS)
Box 19
M-Pulse Unveiling (VHS) 4/11/2001
Box 19
Mold Work at Christie Industries Sanding and Bonding (VHS)
Box 19
Solar Vision # 1 @ Briggs (VHS)
Box 19
Sunrayce '95 (VHS)
Box 19
Sunrayce '95 Team Video Competition Winners (VHS)
Box 19
Sunrayce '97 Wolverine University of Michigan Promotional Video (VHS)
Office of the Vice President for Research [Restricted]
Box 22
Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs [Restricted]
Box 22
Offshore Spar Lo. [Restricted]
Box 22
OHAUS [Restricted]
Box 22
Omega [Restricted]
Box 22
Osburn Trucking 2000[Restricted]
Box 22
Packard-Delphi [Restricted]
Box 22
Panasonic HQ 1997-1998[Restricted]
Box 22
Penske 2001[Restricted]
Box 22
Pepsi [Restricted]
Box 22
PES International 1994[Restricted]
Box 22
Photocomm International [Restricted]
Box 22
Physical Acoustics Corporation 1994[Restricted]
Box 22
Pinnacle Express [Restricted]
Box 22
Presidents Tuxedo [Restricted]
Box 22
Preventative Care [Restricted]
Box 22
Proctor and Gamble 1998[Restricted]
Box 22
Project Management Associates Inc. [Restricted]
Box 22
Protel Technology [Restricted]
Box 22
Pura, Inc. 1997[Restricted]
Box 22
Purchase Radio Supply [Restricted]
Box 22
Rare Earth Coatings 1999[Restricted]
Box 22
Raspberry Hill Publishing, Inc. 1998[Restricted]
Box 22
Raychen [Restricted]
Box 22
RDC [Restricted]
Box 22
Resin Services, Inc. 1994[Restricted]
Box 22
Ring Technologies [Restricted]
Box 22
RMI [Restricted]
Box 22
Rudolph Brothers [Restricted]
Box 22
S-3 Engineering 2000[Restricted]
Box 22
SAE [Restricted]
Box 22
Safety Services 1997-1998[Restricted]
Box 22
Sanyo [Restricted]
Box 22
Scaled Composites [Restricted]
Box 22
Select Machinery, Inc. 1998[Restricted]
Box 22
Senator Joe Young 1997[Restricted]
Box 22
Skip Barber Racing School 1999[Restricted]
Box 22
Solarex [Restricted]
Box 22
Solec International 1991[Restricted]
Box 22
Spartech Plastics 1994[Restricted]
Box 22
Spectrodata 2000[Restricted]
Box 22
SPS Technologies 2000[Restricted]
Box 22
Square D [Restricted]
Box 22
SST [Restricted]
Box 22
Stadco Advanced Tooling [Restricted]
Box 22
Stanley Vidmar [Restricted]
Box 22
Staples [Restricted]
Box 22
Starmet Corporation [Restricted]
Box 22
Sun Standard, Inc. [Restricted]
Box 22
Tap Magic Corporation [Restricted]
Box 22
Teclab [Restricted]
Box 22
TecStar [Restricted]
Box 22
Tektronix [Restricted]
Box 22
Telulex, Inc. [Restricted]
Box 22
Terminal Supply [Restricted]
Box 22
Thermoid [Restricted]
Box 22
Tico Titanium, Inc. [Restricted]
Box 22
Trailer Technologies [Restricted]
Box 22
Trutron 2005[Restricted]
Box 22
TRW [Restricted]
Box 22
Ulrich's [Restricted]
Box 22
UMAC of Tuscon, AZ [Restricted]
Box 22
United Industrial Equipment Corp. [Restricted]
Box 22
University of Michigan Credit Union 1999[Restricted]
Box 22
University Lithoprinters [Restricted]
Box 22
UTA [Restricted]
Box 22
Vehicle Research and Development, Inc. [Restricted]
Box 22
Vehma International [Restricted]
Box 22
Vicor 1999-2003[Restricted]
Box 22
Wahl Instruments Inc. [Restricted]
Box 22
Wahoo Composites 2000[Restricted]
Box 22
Wavecrest Laboratories [Restricted]
Box 22
W.H. Brady [Restricted]
Box 22
Wheelsmith Fabrications, Inc. 1992[Restricted]
Box 22
Wie 1999[Restricted]
Box 22
Wilton Corporation [Restricted]
Box 22
Workplace Integrators 2000[Restricted]
Box 22
WSI Corporation 1993[Restricted]
Box 22
Xerox [Restricted]
Box 22
Xilinx [Restricted]
Box 22
Yardley Technical Products 1990[Restricted]
Box 22
Yasakawa Electric [Restricted]
Box 22
Yokogawa [Restricted]
Box 22
Zoltek 1998[Restricted]
Box 23
Student Papers [subseries] [Student records restricted until July 01, 2088]
Box 23
Aerodynamics Design of an Ultra-Streamlined Solar Electric Vehicle 1999[Student records restricted until July 01, 2088]
Box 23
M-Pulse Design and Implementation 2000[Student records restricted until July 01, 2088]
Box 23
M-Pulse Team Reports 2001[Student records restricted until July 01, 2088]
Box 23
MaizeBlaze Team Reports 1998-1999[Student records restricted until July 01, 2088]
Box 23
Solar Car Team 1990-1993[Student records restricted until July 01, 2088]
Box 23
Spectrum Team Reports 2003[Student records restricted until July 01, 2088]
Box 23
Sunrayce '93 Weather Forecasting Report 1993[Student records restricted until July 01, 2088]
Box 23
Wolverine Team Reports 1997[Student records restricted until July 01, 2088]
Website [series]
The Website series consists of two website captures July 23, 2000 (2,193 digital records, 52.1 MB) and April 24, 2009, (91,911 digital files, 708 digital folders).
The July 23, 2000 website capture, transferred via File Transfer Protocol, is comprised of the entire contents of the Solar Car Team website as they appeared on the transfer date. The website includes HTML files, image files, PDF files of newsletters, and four RealAudio files. The original organization and structure of the online files has been preserved in the archived website. Content of links external to the University of Michigan has not been included in the website subseries, though a citation to the original Universal Resource Locator (URL) can be found within the content of the digital records.
The website includes information for public dissemination on Solar Car teams, sponsors, and races. Six of the Solar Car Teams are represented in the website: Sunrunner, Maize & Blue, Solar Vision, Wolverine, MaizeBlaze, and MPulse. Though documentation is available in varying degrees for each team, most team pages include information on the team members, the technical specifications for that team's car, team sponsors, and an extensive collection of photographs of races and events in which the team participated. Of particular interest are the pages for the MaizeBlaze team, which include audio and journal accounts from race team members for the team's entry in the World Solar Challenge.
The website also includes year-by-year information on the Solar Car Team's participation in two major races, the GM Sunrayce and the World Solar Challenge, information for visitors about building solar cars and sponsoring the team, and issues of the team's monthly newsletter. A large number of thumbnail and full-size digitized photographs and digital images, mainly of team members and team activities, are also included.
The Website 2006-2009 subseries features a snapshot of the Solar Car Team's website (http://solarcar.engin.umich.edu/). The website snapshot was harvested by the University Archives staff in April 2009 using the software HTTrack website copier downloaded from: http://www.httrack.com/. The website includes information on the current solar car Infinium (2009). The website is divided into news, sponsors, recruitment information, about us, donation information, and multimedia sections. Information regarding past teams and cars is small. The multimedia section features photographs from 2006 to present of the team, races, and cars. The website is in Drupal; an open source software package freely available for publishing, managing, and organizing a website (http://drupal.org). Blogs are heavily used on the website and the different sections are posted to in a blog format, chronologically from the top down.
CD Box 1
Website (as of July 23, 2000)
(1 optical discs (CD-ROMs))
CD Box 5
Website Capture (as of April 24, 2009) 2009
(2 optical discs (CD-ROMs))
CD Box 5
Solar Car team Blog Capture (as of July 22, 2008) 2008
Online
Solar Car Website Capture July 2010-June 30, 2017[view website]
Online
3_D Super Ultimate Solar Car Racing Website Capture 2010-2011[view website]
