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Ryerson’s International Hyperloop Team: Innovating Transportation with IoT
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application
Applicable Industries
- Equipment & Machinery
- Transportation
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Additive Manufacturing
- Rapid Prototyping
Services
- System Integration
- Training
The Challenge
The Ryerson’s International Hyperloop Team (RIHT) was faced with the challenge of designing a deployable wheel subsystem, similar to aircraft landing gear, for a Hyperloop Pod that could easily move at speeds under 100mph. The Hyperloop Design Competition, introduced by Elon Musk of SpaceX, was the platform where this challenge was presented. The RIHT, led by Graeme Klim, a Masters Student at Ryerson University, decided to focus on a low speed and emergency subsystem that is similar to an aircraft’s landing gear, which they named the Hyperloop Deployable Wheel System. The team had to submit their design concept to the competition’s first elimination round, which had thousands of entries. After surviving the elimination rounds, the team was invited to the Hyperloop Design Weekend in January of 2016, where they won the Subsystem Innovation Award for their wheel system.
About The Customer
The customer in this case study is the Ryerson’s International Hyperloop Team (RIHT), a group formed by Graeme Klim, a Masters Student at Ryerson University, and his peers. The team was formed in response to the Hyperloop Design Competition introduced by Elon Musk of SpaceX. The RIHT decided to focus on a low speed and emergency subsystem that is similar to an aircraft’s landing gear, which they named the Hyperloop Deployable Wheel System. The team has grown significantly and now includes six students, as well as 5 advisors. They aim to continue the development of its Hyperloop Deployable Wheel System and would like to include the Deployable Wheel System on another team’s pod so a full system can be developed.
The Solution
The solution to the challenge was the redesign of a custom motor bracket using solidThinking Inspire. This bracket was specifically designed for and produced with additive manufacturing. After winning the Subsystem Innovation award, the team began the development process on its wheel system and started reaching out to sponsors. During this process, they discovered the benefits of implementing optimization tools on their design. The team was introduced to solidThinking Inspire, which they used to redesign the bracket that mounts their motor. The final design for the bracket was very organic and unique, making it suitable for production with additive manufacturing. The team ran a number of different finite element analysis tests on the new design to verify that it would perform well during all usage scenarios. The final part was produced in AlSi10Mg and was over 70% lighter than the machine from solid bracket.
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