The Future of Transportation Technology (AZLoop: Arizona’s SpaceX Hyperloop Competition Pod Team)

AZLoop is a collaboration between Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Arizona State University graduate and undergraduate students. The purpose is to design, test, and build a small-scale prototype of a high-speed vacuum tube pod with the intent of competing at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition III. In August 2017, AZLoop competed against hundreds of international teams for a spot at Competition II and placed in the top 8. We have recently been accepted for a position at Competition III and are moving into the manufacturing phase. The goal for Competition III is to achieve maximum velocity and stop within a mile long, vacuum-pressure test track developed and built by SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. We intend to accomplish this through a combination of powerful electric propulsion, magnetic levitation, and high-speed short-distance braking. The team has demonstrated its ability to work across long distances, under extreme pressure, with strict constraints and unrealistic deadlines. Poster Presentation EAGLE PRIZE Awar