Hyperloop Braking System
Team Members Heading link
- Arsalan Ansari
- Luay Beirat
- Ahmmad Khalil
- Pablo Patino
- Khateeb Raza
- Evin Sam
Project Description Heading link
The objective of this project is to create a successful hydraulic braking system for a Hyperloop pod. The team is synchronously collaborating with two other sub teams, linear induction motor and structures and suspension with a shared budget. The need for hyperloop stems from an outdated transportation infrastructure and came to be from the demand for a cost effective, high speed form of transportation. The first iteration of Hyperloop was produced by Elon Musk in an attempt to outmaneuver city traffic. Musk’s project inspired many transportation-based projects including The University of Illinois at Chicago’s (UIC) – the team’s sponsor – Hyperloop system. The goals for the project are to create a pod that can safely propel up to 250 km/hr within 150 m and stop using a linear induction motor and hydraulics braking system. The team has researched existing ASME codes regarding hydraulic braking systems regarding the constraints of the pod. The team used Solidworks to create a braking caliper and ran failure analysis in ANSYS to test fluent, steady state thermal, and static structural analysis. The required budget of the hyperloop system is $23,000 for the entire Hyperloop system. However, only $18,000 has been procured. This budget was intended to design, test, manufacture, and assemble the Hyperloop system. A cost analysis was completed based on the assumed dimensions and expected quantity of parts and prices from vendors such as McMaster-Carr, Brembo, Amazon, and AutoZone. Initially, the team decided to manufacture the Hyperloop system to scale for research and development for high-speed pressure systems; however, budget, time, and logistical restrictions from all three sub teams prevented full scale manufacturing. The team compromised to manufacture a proof-of-concept caliper design independently using 3-D printed materials and mineral oil to simulate a hydraulic braking system.