A New Way of Travel

Overview

Objectives This experiment does testing on Elon Musk's hyperloop using a smaller representation with copper wire, a battery, and magnets. It tests to see what allows the battery to move the fastest by changing the diameter of the wire the battery is traveling through and the air pressure. Methods Copper wire, batteries, 2ft tube, and a flat surface used to create a track for the battery to travel through. Electric wire, Raspberry Pi, breadboard, SD card, Python, display, Infrared Emitter, and an Infrared Receiver used to create a program to calculate time taken by the battery. Vacuum, electric wire, Raspberry Pi, Python, and an air pressure sensor used to calculate the air pressure. Results The wire was wrapped with different diameters. As the diameter got larger, the battery took longer to travel through the tube based on a concept called magnetic flux. With the vacuum on and constantly taking out air, the battery was able to move faster due to reduced air pressure. Conclusions Since a larger diameter causes the battery to move slower, for the actual hyperloop, a tube correctly sized for the pod that will be traveling through it should be used. Reducing the air pressure helped the battery to move faster through the tube.

Competition history

• CSEF 2019 Electronics & Electromagnetics · Entry J1034

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