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this solar boat has been designed by LG in korea and made available through the department
of physics in Pune university. this is a ready made kit. you need to assemble it. here is
a solar panel with a toy motor and a worm gear. when you keep it out in the sun it rotates.
once the shadow falls on the solar panel the motor stops. place the motor in its plastic
casing and this is the solar panel. this is the body of the boat. these are the styro
foam mounts, with a hole in the middle where the main axle will come. this is the pilot
and this is the mount for the solar panel which can be adjusted. now place the motor
along with the worm in position. place the solar panel on its mount which is adjustable.
now place the steel axle with the gear in the middle and place two pedals on the ends.
now this is the entire assembly of the solar boat. you can see that worm is with alignment
with the gear. if the gear moves, both the pedals will move. this is the solar panel
whose angle can be adjusted so as to orient it towards the sun. if you place the solar
boat in the sun, the solar panel will produce electricity which will run the motor, which
will run the worm gear and gear in the middle will operate the pedals. when the shadow falls,
the boat stops. now place the solar boat in a big tub of water. sun will fall on solar
panel, the boat will run and the boat will go forward. when the solar panel comes under
shadow, the boat stops. right now its turning, pedals are moving and boat is moving round
and round. but as soon as the shadow falls on solar panel, the boat stops. its a nice
pre-fabricated kit.