1. HOW CAN WE MAKE SOLAR PANELS MORE RELEVANT IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING?,JACOB LENOX, RISHEE JAYASIMHA

2. WHAT ARE SOLAR PANELS?  Solar panels are a technology which converts light into electricity 1  Utilize any source of light (usually sun) to produce electricity 1  Solar panels are a collection of solar cells 1  Solar cells produce more electricity when 1 :  There are more grouped together  Light hits them more directly (higher intensity) 1. "Power." What Are Solar Panels? N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2015.

3. CURRENT USES OF SOLAR PANELS  Today:  Homes 1  Cars 1  Solar Impulse 1  Satellites 1  ISS 1  Large scale powering of factories and research facilities 1 1 Null, Jan. “Harnessing the Sun: The Promises of Solar Energy.” Weatherwise (August 2010). n. pag. Web. 27 September 2015. International Space Station (top) (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-132/hires/s132e012208.jpg) Solar Dynamics Observatory (bottom) (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2008/sdo_propulsion.html#.VjloVOLssuc)

4. POSSIBLE USES IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING  Power of electronic systems on airplanes  Solar panels on fuselage or wings 1 2  Satellites 3  Future spacecraft 3 NASA Concept (http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/2011 0020831.pdf) 1 "Solar Impulse - Around the World to Promote Clean Technologies." Solar Impulse Website. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2015. 2 Bents, David J. “Long-duration Low-to Medium-altitude Solar Electric Airship Concept.” NASA Technical Memorandum (October 2011). n. pag. Web. 27 September 2015. 3 Null, Jan. “Harnessing the Sun: The Promises of Solar Energy.” Weatherwise (August 2010). n. pag. Web. 27 September 2015. Hubble Space Telescope (http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-82/html/s82e5937.html)

5. SOLAR IMPULSE  Solar Powered 1  The top of the wings are solar panels 1  Lightest aircraft of its size 1  Can be flown for 36 hours without stopping 1  Manned aircraft without having the cabin pressurized or heated 1 1 "Solar Impulse - Around the World to Promote Clean Technologies." Solar Impulse Website. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2015. Solar Impulse (solarimpulse.com/#airplane)

6. CHALLENGES OF USING SOLAR PANELS ON AIRCRAFT  Power 1 2  80 meter wingspan  2 tons vs. 560 tons  Speed 1 2  Increased Drag  Highway Speeds (Solar Impulse)  Range 1 2  Dependent on Energy Density and Glide Ration  40 MJ/kg vs. 1.6 MJ/kg  13,000 km vs. 1,000 km (at night) 1. Bhatia, Aatish. "Solar Planes Are Cool, but They’re Not the Future of Flight." Wired. N.p., 16 Apr. 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2015. 2. NASA. NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: Solar-Power Research. 28 February 2014. Website. 29 September 2015.

7. REFERENCES  Bents, David J. “Long-duration Low-to Medium-altitude Solar Electric Airship Concept.” NASA Technical Memorandum (October 2011). n. pag. Web. 27 September 2015.  Ozoroski, Thomas A. “High Altitude Long Endurance UAV Analysis Model Development and Application Study Comparing Solar Powered Airplane and Airship Station-Keeping Capabilities.” NASA Technical Memorandum (January 2015). n. pag. Web. 27 September 2015.  Null, Jan. “Harnessing the Sun: The Promises of Solar Energy.” Weatherwise (August 2010). n. pag. Web. 27 September 2015.  Davis, Peter Harrop and Sam. "Power Electronics Technology." 21st Century Technology Propels Electric Aircraft into the "Blue Yonder" (2010): 21. PDF Document.  "Power." What Are Solar Panels? N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Nov. 2015.  Bhatia, Aatish. "Solar Planes Are Cool, but They’re Not the Future of Flight." Wired. N.p., 16 Apr. 2013. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.  NASA. NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: Solar-Power Research. 28 February 2014. Website. 29 September 2015.  QINETIC Ltd. "Advanced Materials & Processes." Amorphous silicon solar panels power carbon fiber aircraft (2007): 13. PDF Document.