A couple of weeks ago the European Hyperloop Center was officially opened in Veendam, Groningen. It was a spectacular day where we had the opportunity to get a look at the first installation of the 400 meter testtrack which will be running due to Summer 2024. We are really excited about what lays ahead of us! More about the EHC can be found here ..read more

During the European Hyperloop Week 2023 in Edinburgh we won 4 prizes at the European Hyperloop Week 2023 in Edinburgh! We won the Innovation Award, Mechanical Award, Technical Full-Scale Award and Social Economic Full-Scale Award. After a year of hard work and this final week at the competition we are so proud of the pod that we built and demonstrated. This is rewarded with the prize for the most innovative pod ..read more

When building a hyperloop prototype, extensive testing is required. That's where has helped us with. We use these tests to make design choices, validate calculations, and avoid risks. This is a crucial element of creating a robust pod! The Levitation Department conducted various drop tests to determine the most suitable safety wheels. Once they made their selection, they used compression machines to determine two things: first, how much the wheels would compress when the pod is placed on them, and second, how much pressure to apply to the shock absorbers for optimal performance. The Mechanica ..read more

Last year we at Delft Hyperloop tried to make a giant innovative leap by trying to levitate as the first hyperloop team in history. We are using a Hybrid-Electromagnetic system (H-EMS) that combines the powers of permanent magnets and electromagnets. This system is carrying the complete 255kg of the pod and has some very sensitive equipment. Even a few millimeters offset to the track can disrupt the whole functionality of the system. For this reason, we check multiple thousand times per second what this offset is, since we want to stay in the optimal range. The concept of H-EMS has been known ..read more

Royal NLR is the Dutch aerospace institute focused on making aerospace more sustainable safer, more efficient and more effective. They are the intermediary between universities and businesses by translating scientific knowledge into smart technological ideas NLR works in an objective manner, for and with the (inter) national business community and government agencies. This means NLR has lots of experience with the manufacturing and processing of composite materials. Our aeroshell is made out of carbon fibre reinforced polymer as this material is very light and stiff. Even though they have huge ..read more

This year, Delft Hyperloop is making its first-generation levitation system with which we intend to levitate our 250 kg pod with permanent magnets. Goudsmit, together with their industrial contacts, guided us along the process from conceptualisation to production and assembly. At first, we were inexperienced with the technological design limitations of magnet assemblies. Their goal-oriented approach and technological know-how steered us through a fast thorough design process. Especially experience with optimising and interpreting dynamical magnet models leads us to make fundamental design choi ..read more

TBI is going on an incredible journey with us. This year, we strive to win all the awards of the European Hyperloop Week 2022 with TBI and all our other partners. This year we aim to implement new technical features in our pod. We are thankful for all the help from TBI. TBI will provide our team with help on different problems. They share the knowledge of their engineers, programmers and developers where necessary. "Our employees enjoy collaborating and winning. Furthermore, the hyperloop offers a promising sustainable solution for the transport industry. This is why we would like to help Delf ..read more

2013 Elon Musk published a white paper setting dawn to a transportation revolution and creating a the fifth mode of transportation – the Hyperloop. Shortly after, a handful of students from the Delft University of Technology decided to take matter in their own hands establishing Delft Hyperloop. The student team dedicate themselves one year full-time on the creation of a working prototype of a Hyperloop pod, next to raising awareness and spark enthusiasm within society about the sustainable possibilities of transportation. The previous three years and teams competed in the Hyperloop SpaceX Po ..read more

The hyperloop is a future mode of transportation that enables high-speed international travel in a near-vacuum environment. The concept is envisioned as a turn-up-and-go system, where passengers enter the station a short time before departure and go to the pod in a short amount of time. This requires an efficient passenger flow at the station. However, a high level of security is crucial as the high-speed near-vacuum environment could be an attractive target for terrorist attacks and publicity will be high when the concept is first implemented. This leads to the following dilemma: How can suff ..read more

For multiple years now we have been maintaining a great partnership with SKF. This year we were again able to cooperate well and were allowed to utilize their wide selection of bearings! When our pod is travelling, the wheels are the only physical connection between the pod and the track. Together with the suspension system they make sure the pod keeps, literally and figuratively, on track. To allow smooth rotation of the wheels, bearings are required. Bearings are components that create an interface between a moving part (the wheel) and a stationary part (the axle). Choosing the right bearing ..read more