Racing with the Sun: The Optimal Use of the Solar Powered Automobile

IEEE Control Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 12-22

  Daniels, Michael W ^a   Kumar, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DC MOTORS; DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; RACING AUTOMOBILES; RANDOM PROCESSES; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR POWERED AUTOMOBILES;

ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 0033148418     PISSN: 1066033X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/37.768536     Document Type: Article

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