Abstract
- Superway team mostly Mechanical, some electrical, few masters from other departments in addition to the International Institute of Sustainable Transportation (INIST) and various other industry partners
- 4 year legacy project, earlier years developed 1/12 scale model with working software and control system for single car, full scale length model of an intersection of a track, as well as shows manner of steering
- Largest year yet, 50 students in total [42 ME, 3 EE, 1 MME (Wade), 1 MUP (Jie), 2 MSE (Anirudh, Madhur), 1 Isaac = 50]
- Increased academic expectations
- Goals for year:
i. Increase size of 1/12 scale by 4 and add software features to control multiple simultaneous cars
ii. Intermediate scale design team → Complete loop + add slopes to tracks and active suspensions
- Intermediate scale = success
- Biggest issue: getting propulsion, steering, active suspension, and braking to work
- 1/12th scale = success
- Project in total was a success
Executive summary
- Traffic congestion major problem for urban areas, increased inefficiency and pollution
- Superway here to help
- Personal Rapid Transport System (PRT) uses automated solar powered pod cars to transport passengers with no stops to their destination
- Superway team making installable solar cell array so system can self-generate energy (No fossil fuels)
- Superway intended for Silicon Valley
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