1 Blue Sky Solar Racing Case Study // Design and Optimization of a Reflector for the Headlights of a Solar-Powered Racecar The most important factor in winning a solar car race is efficiency. As such, we design the car to have the least amount of aerodynamic drag as possible, the highest solar energy intake, and the lowest energy losses in the electrical system. Simulations allow us to rapidly iterate on designs and quickly narrow down high-performance candidates, be it the car body, the electrical layout of the solar array or, in this case, the optimal design for a headlight reflector. CASE STUDY Figure 1: Blue Sky Solar Racing at competition finish line. Ansys Speos has proven to be an easy-to-use yet very powerful solution that we used to design new, efficient headlights that dr

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