Hornet Hyperloop

HORNET HYPERLOOP

Hornet Hyperloop is an engineering club at California State University, Sacramento that my friend Paul Orozco and I created. Currently we have 30 plus engineering students on the team and are looking to compete in the second iteration of SpaceX's Hyperloop Competition. I am lucky to have previous experience with the rLoop, so I am able to take what I have learned and apply it to this team. Along with designing the pressure vessel, pusher interface, aeroshell, and many sub-components, I have been running the FEA and CFD on the most of the components. One of the best aspects of this project is that I get to take aspiring Mechanical Engineers and help then learn applicable skills like those mentioned above. Even after I graduate, I know this team I helped create will continue on for years to come. Below is the club's Final Design Report. The team and I spent many sleepless nights making it. Responsibilities: Vice President In charge of running the club in accordance to CSUS policies Power/Structures/Safety Team Member Lead designer of the pressure vessel, aeroshell, and pusher Interface for the Hornet pod In charge of running Computational Fluid Dynamics and Finite Element Analysis on the pod One unique feature with the Hornet pod is its use of pneumatic actuators for most of its components. With these fail safes, even if there is complete pod power loss, our brakes will engage and our wheels will deploy. Designing the brakes around pneumatic system was difficult seeing as the normal force produced by the eddy currents was far greater than the ability of any pneumatic actuator we could find. We worked around this by using the brakes drag force to help actuate the brakes themselves, only the initial push from the pneumatics were needed.