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Actor-Network Analysis of the First Global Circumnavigation Performed by Solar-Powered Experimental Aircraft287 views
Author
Plues, Noah, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
Advisors
Elliott, Travis, EN-Engineering and Society SA-African American Affairs EN-Eng Sys and Environment AT-Academic Affairs Business, University of Virginia
Abstract
This thesis paper contains a technical paper detailing a year-long project about the creation of a single-axis solar tracker, complete with electronic and power-storage components. This paper also contains a research paper about a nearly-successful attempt to integrate solar technology with aviation, which analyzes the factors that led to its success through socio-technical frameworks.
Plues, Noah. Actor-Network Analysis of the First Global Circumnavigation Performed by Solar-Powered Experimental Aircraft. University of Virginia, School of Engineering and Applied Science, BS (Bachelor of Science), 2022-05-14, https://doi.org/10.18130/3atw-3y15.
