Date of case study: 01/2024
Industry of business: Automotive
Established: 2013
LightningChart solution: XY Charts
JU Solar Team
JU Solar Team is a student-driven project started in 2013 where students come together to build a solar-powered car with the goal to compete in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) in Australia, where participants compete to finish the 3022 km race between Darwin and Adelaide.
The latest car of JU Solar Team, Axelight is the team’s most advanced car yet; a three-wheeled car with a drop-shaped design to reduce road and air resistance as much as possible, placing the solar panels on the top to minimize obstruction to the solar cells.
This design has resulted in the lightest car yet, with a weight of only 140 kg, and a top speed of 170 km/h, compared to the last car, Axelent, which weighed 200kg and had a max speed of approx. 130 km/h.
The latest race in October of 2023 resulted in the best result so far finishing the race in 7th place securing our standing as northern Europe’s best solar racing team. See more information about JU Solar Team’s cars.
Picture 1. JU Solar Team’s application visualizing historical data.
Why choosing LightningChart® .NET?
For many years we used telemetry on our solar cars, but we were never able to display the many hours of data collected in an effective and reliable way. Free and open-source solutions just didn’t perform well enough during our tests and either became very slow or lacked functionality. One of our alumni got to work with LightningChart through his workplace (Husqvarna) and realized its potential.
We used XY charts for this version of our telemetry suite, where we needed to plot thousands of live data points over many consecutive hours, plus plotting important race data like elevation and reviewing historical data for driving optimization.
“After contacting LightningChart and receiving good support from the development team, we knew this was a good choice.”
What are the best qualities of LightningChart?
Performance, feature richness, intuitiveness, and support. After evaluating the interactive demos and reviewing the code examples provided, we knew that this solution was perfect for our use case. Software won’t be the limiting factor for us anymore when using LightningChart. The code examples provided together with the documentation made it possible to understand how to implement the charts in the right ways.
What do you think about LightningChart’s tech support?
The few times I needed to contact the support team I got my questions solved within 24 hours. I am very pleased with the great support team.
What kind of benefits have you achieved by using LightningChart?
A new powerful telemetry suite for the JU Solar team, which enabled the team to operate much more efficiently in preparation for and during the race. It has also provided us with valuable historical data for future team members to work from.
Picture 2. JU Solar Team’s application.
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