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CATEGORY: INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

Project Hyperloop

MAKERS: Chandler Lacy

The Hyperloop, a transonic rapid tube transport system, capable of reaching speeds of 700 mph in a low-pressure vacuum is becoming a reality thanks to Elon Musk and SpaceX. Now hailed as the 5th means of transportation behind planes, trains, ships and cars, Hyperloop will change the way we move from city to city. With cities becoming more and more crowded, the need for high-speed energy efficient transportation has arisen. High-speed bullet trains have reached their limits due to friction, aerodynamics, and economics. The Hyperloop concept proposes a mode of transportation that is safer, cheaper, and faster than other modes of ground transportation. Our Mechanical Engineering senior design team at the University of Colorado, Denver will be building a Hyperloop pod and testing it at the Hyperloop competition, sponsored by SpaceX, in June 2016, held in Hawthorne, California. The pod is currently being designed and built at the University of Colorado, Denver by using advanced engineering techniques, supplemented with computer design and analysis.

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