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Building a MagLev System With Student Technology
For more than seven years, teams of students have been working to develop commercial personal rapid transit technology based on Virginia Tech's switched-reluctance maglev design.
Students work in interdisciplinary teams and can earn course credit as part of the Virtual Corporation, which is based on a corporate model. Teams and systems change each semester depending upon the project's status.
Students have developed a unique electric porpulsion system and successfully tested levitation, propulsion, and guidance systems. Current efforts involve designing a full-scale commuter system for the Virginia Tech campus.
Additional Information:
PERTS website
Past ECE news articles
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PERTS friction-free linear propulsion prototype. |
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