Poddy McPodface 🚀 The University of Edinburgh Hyperloop Team #HYPED
Poddy McPodface was built by University of Edinburgh students who are members of Hyped, a student society dedicated to accelerating the development of Hyperloop and implementing the technology in the UK. Hyped students come from different backgrounds and schools: Edinburgh College of Art, School of Law, Business School, School of Engineering, School of Informatics, School of Mathematics, School of Physics and Astronomy. HYPED, competes in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition. Over 1000 universities enter the competition, which is held every year at the SpaceX Headquarters in California. The entries are whittled down to just 25 finalists who build and test their prototype before sending it to California for the competition week. During the week, the prototype hyperloop pods must pass over 120 tests before they are permitted to complete a full low pressure hyperloop test run in the mile-long vacuum tube. Poddy McPodface is HYPED's first prototype pod, built and tested during the 2016/17 Hyperloop competition.
It is based on a steel spaceframe design and weighs in total around 350kg including a 102kg, fully-sized dummy. The dummy is placed directly above the rail along the whole length of the pod. Poddy features a polycarbonate and GFRP shell (5mm thick) which is optimised for aerodynamics and is relatively simple to manufacture. Front and rear cones are made of GFRP while the mid-section is made of transparent polycarbonate material.
The pod rests on four skis which combine levitation, braking and low speed (emergency) propulsion and are located at each corner of the pod and mounted to a reinforced part of the frame at the bottom of the pod (8 mounting points in total, two per ski).
Linear passive Halbach arrays are used for levitation as they are fail-safe and provide sufficient lift for the pod. The levitation magnets are enclosed in an aluminium block which also houses low speed rollers with in-hub motors. Brakes and guidance systems (four linear Halbach arrays) use the eddy current generated drag to brake the pod.
Poddy McPodface carries 25kg of lithium-ion batteries in a high-power battery pack and two smaller battery packs (4kg total) which provide power to electronics and suspension solenoids; the system can use off-the-shell Nissan Leaf battery modules.
The software of the pod is based on a master stave configuration of five Raspberry Pis which control suspension and braking systems, navigate the pod, detect the pusher and provide a set of safety procedures. Photoelectric sensors are used for navigation in conjunction with IMUs, proximity sensors and calculated pod trajectory to provide real time telemetry. The system appears to meet the competition specification and is capable of completing the whole run autonomously with full telemetry and the und can be remotely controlled if required.
What is Hyperloop? It is Elon Musk's concept for the future of mass transportation. The concept would see clectrically propelled pods travel autonomously through a nean vacuum tube. The pods will be able to reach speeds comparable to aircraft, and could see a journey such as Edinburgh to London shortened to 50 minutes. Hyperloop is gathering global interest and investment, with companies such as Virgin Hyperloop One, HTT, and Arriva founded to build the technology Governments around the world are supporting the technology, with progress developing in the UAE the Netherlands Finland, India, Russia and the United States.
and placed 12 out of 25 tallets, passing over half of the 120 tests. Poddy was then exhibited in the National Railway Museum in York where it was billed as the United Kingdom's first Hyperloop Prototype.
Since building first prototype, HYPED has built a subsequent two pods. The first of which, Poddy the Second, placed 6" in the 2017/18 competition. The most recent prototype. The Flying Podsman, is currently competing in the 2018/19 competition and is once again the only finalist from the UK.
DESIGN OVERVIEW
Target mass: 374kg
Target top speed: 140ms/or 490kmph
Total flight time: 16-20 seconds
Pod length: 2.2m
Propulsion: off-board (pusher)
Poddy McPodface 🚀 The University of Edinburgh Hyperloop Team #HYPED
Poddy McPodface was built by University of Edinburgh students who are members of Hyped, a student society dedicated to accelerating the development of Hyperloop and implementing the technology in the UK. Hyped students come from different backgrounds and schools: Edinburgh College of Art, School of Law, Business School, School of Engineering, School of Informatics, School of Mathematics, School of Physics and Astronomy. HYPED, competes in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition. Over 1000 universities enter the competition, which is held every year at the SpaceX Headquarters in California. The entries are whittled down to just 25 finalists who build and test their prototype before sending it to California for the competition week. During the week, the prototype hyperloop pods must pass over 120 tests before they are permitted to complete a full low pressure hyperloop test run in the mile-long vacuum tube. Poddy McPodface is HYPED's first prototype pod, built and tested during the 2016/17 Hyperloop competition.
It is based on a steel spaceframe design and weighs in total around 350kg including a 102kg, fully-sized dummy. The dummy is placed directly above the rail along the whole length of the pod. Poddy features a polycarbonate and GFRP shell (5mm thick) which is optimised for aerodynamics and is relatively simple to manufacture. Front and rear cones are made of GFRP while the mid-section is made of transparent polycarbonate material.
The pod rests on four skis which combine levitation, braking and low speed (emergency) propulsion and are located at each corner of the pod and mounted to a reinforced part of the frame at the bottom of the pod (8 mounting points in total, two per ski).
Linear passive Halbach arrays are used for levitation as they are fail-safe and provide sufficient lift for the pod. The levitation magnets are enclosed in an aluminium block which also houses low speed rollers with in-hub motors. Brakes and guidance systems (four linear Halbach arrays) use the eddy current generated drag to brake the pod.
Poddy McPodface carries 25kg of lithium-ion batteries in a high-power battery pack and two smaller battery packs (4kg total) which provide power to electronics and suspension solenoids; the system can use off-the-shell Nissan Leaf battery modules.
The software of the pod is based on a master stave configuration of five Raspberry Pis which control suspension and braking systems, navigate the pod, detect the pusher and provide a set of safety procedures. Photoelectric sensors are used for navigation in conjunction with IMUs, proximity sensors and calculated pod trajectory to provide real time telemetry. The system appears to meet the competition specification and is capable of completing the whole run autonomously with full telemetry and the und can be remotely controlled if required.
What is Hyperloop? It is Elon Musk's concept for the future of mass transportation. The concept would see clectrically propelled pods travel autonomously through a nean vacuum tube. The pods will be able to reach speeds comparable to aircraft, and could see a journey such as Edinburgh to London shortened to 50 minutes. Hyperloop is gathering global interest and investment, with companies such as Virgin Hyperloop One, HTT, and Arriva founded to build the technology Governments around the world are supporting the technology, with progress developing in the UAE the Netherlands Finland, India, Russia and the United States.
and placed 12 out of 25 tallets, passing over half of the 120 tests. Poddy was then exhibited in the National Railway Museum in York where it was billed as the United Kingdom's first Hyperloop Prototype.
Since building first prototype, HYPED has built a subsequent two pods. The first of which, Poddy the Second, placed 6" in the 2017/18 competition. The most recent prototype. The Flying Podsman, is currently competing in the 2018/19 competition and is once again the only finalist from the UK.
DESIGN OVERVIEW
Target mass: 374kg
Target top speed: 140ms/or 490kmph
Total flight time: 16-20 seconds
Pod length: 2.2m
Propulsion: off-board (pusher)