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By: Brett Palaschak, Thibaud Le Merdy

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The race Worldwide race located in Monaco Know as Monte Carlo Cup Solar powered boat race Only second year Goal of Competition Promote solar power energy Encourage boaters to use solar panels Create something to unite businesses and engineers to build our future of clean energy Encourage other major yachting centers to join their efforts for renewable energy

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Requirements Powered by solar panels Only 1750W Max dimensions: 8m length by 2.6m beam Minimum weight of pilot is 80kg Solar 1 Race Held on July 9-11 3 difference races Sprint Slalom Endurance 30 different teams competing Consists of private companies, universities, and etc

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Our senior design project First year FIT has taken part of this competition Supervised by Dr. Reichard Sponsored by Safety and Security Innovations(SSI) Total of 18 team members 11 Ocean engineers 2 Electrical Engineers 1 Computer Science 4 Aerospace Engineers

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Have a budget of $20,000 Use the maximum dimension for solar panels Minimize drag Achieve top speed of 40knots Max weight of 250kg: 170 for boat and 80 for pilot Entire boat made out of carbon fiber and fiberglass Win the competition

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Trimaran (1 main hull and 2 Amas) 1 person boat Set on 3 hydrofoils 8m long by 2.6m wide by 0.6m height 13cm draft 170kg boat Design to fly from 15knots and reaching 40knots

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Entire boat powered by 1750w Solar panels are the only energy source Storage with 48V lithium battery Entire boat controlled with surface tablet using flight control software (heaving, pitch, roll)

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2 electric motors, 15hp and 40hp Counter-rotating propeller system Custom made propellers Hydrofoil and propellers different depending of the race

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Continue doing project in future years Get FIT involved in other international competitions Make these designs into autonomous vehicles for: Search and rescue missions Surveying Bring supplies to offshore riggs Many companies have already approached us with ideas they have for future projects There are endless opportunities and no boundaries with the future of this project

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Panther 1 is a solar powered speed boat Senior Design project 100% designed and manufactured by students at FIT Going to take part in the 2015 Monte Carlo Cup at the Monaco Yacht Club Used to promote clean energy in the boating industry Its the gateway to many future projects New advanced and economical way to improve marine research