1. What is most essential in winning the marathon race of the solar cup competition?
2. Choosing the correct motor and battery combination for the canoe.
3. - Certain motors will have a higher efficiency and be better geared towards the marathon race.
- Only specific batteries will be able to put out the right amount of power for the full 90 minutes without failing and still hold a charge. All while meeting the specifications placed by the rules.
- If your motor and batteries do not compliment each other or work well together as much as possible than it will be harder to have success in the competition.
4. The following 2 articles helped me reach this answer along with some of the advice from my mentor Jack Kobayashi:
"Choosing a Motor and Gearing Combination." - Northwestern Mechatronics Wiki. N.p., 4 Jan. 2007. Web. 02 Nov. 2012. <http://hades.mech.northwestern.edu/index.php/Choosing_a_Motor_and_Gearing_Combination>.
"Lead-based Batteries." Information รข€“ Battery University. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/lead_based_batteries>
5. I plan on just studying how much these two things really affect each other, along with finding any other factors that could contribute to problems with a solar boat.
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