Vertically Integrated Projects
Design and build the next generation of prototype electric car. Be part of the Sunswift Racing team who is redefining the way we travel.
VIP ChallENG research goals
Sunswift Racing is Australia’s top solar-electric development project, being crowned champions in the 2023 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge – a 3,000km race from Darwin to Adelaide competing against universities from all around the world. We combine innovative research and industry collaborationÌýwith hands-on development to create clean energy transport solutions.
Since its formationÌýback in 1996, Sunswift has produced seven solar-electric vehicles cars and has established a world-class reputation, winning trophies and breaking Guinness World Records. The latest being ‘The Worlds Fastest EV to cover 1000km on a single charge’
Sunswift now looks to the future, developing newÌývehicle Sunswift 8 with newÌýtechnologies to produce a car that will be road legal and the worlds first ‘TriBrid’, the combination of Solar, Battery, and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology.
The research includes:
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Battery designÌý
Solar array design and manufactureÌý
Alternate energy solutionsÌý
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Integrated learningÌý
Systems engineeringÌý
Design lifecyclesÌý
Software developmentÌý
Artificial IntelligenceÌý
ADAS and V2X technologyÌý
ChallENG Area
Research Areas
EV Car design
United Nations Development Goals
Ìý- Affordable and Clean Energy
Ìý- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Ìý- Sustainable Cities and Communities
Ìý– Responsible Consumption and Production
Ìý- Climate Action
Ìý - Life on Land
Ìý- Partnerships to achieve the Goal
- Join this team for
- Desired skills
- Industry partners
- Industrial training
Credit
✔ 6 UoC per courseÌý
Professional Development
•ÌýÌý ÌýTeamwork
•ÌýÌý ÌýLeadership
•ÌýÌý ÌýDesign
•ÌýÌý ÌýCommunication
•ÌýÌý ÌýIntegrity
•ÌýÌý ÌýInnovation and excellence
•ÌýÌý ÌýDiversity
•ÌýÌý ÌýRespect
•ÌýÌý ÌýResilience
ConditionsÌýapply to receiveÌýNon-Traditional IndustrialÌýtraining for Vertically Integrated Projects. You will need to applyÌýviaÌýtheÌýÌýfor this Project before you commence so the days can count towards your Industrial Training (IT) program requirement (maximum 30 days). Being a member of a VIP team does not guarantee that you will receive a Non-Traditional IT placement and should not be the only motivating factor for joining a team.
Applications for ENG WIL IT are accepted during a student’sÌýfirst termÌýof enrolment in the VIP course. Students must complete a ChallENG Employer Evaluation form.ÌýDays will only be counted once the student has completed the VIP Course.ÌýÌýStudents must provide evidence of completion.Ìý
**Note – if students drop out of the course, no days will be counted.
Team Academic Lead
Dr Ivan Perez-Wurfl
Senior Lecurer - School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
Dr Shiva Abdoli
Systems engineering
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Prof. Robert A Taylor
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Prof. John Fletcher
School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
Dr Mariano Ramirez
Senior Lecturer and Program Director, Industrial Design
