Monday, April 21, 2014

April 6th, 2014

After doing some research, it was discovered that the magnetic field of a coil is parallel to the axis of the coil when a charge is flowing through it.
Below is a visual of the magnetic field that is emitted.

Therefore, the design must be changed slightly. Similar to Maglev technologies, an on board battery would be used to power the coils on board and lift the vehicle off the rails.

The group used the above illustration as a stepping stone for our design.

The rails would now be magnetic and if a 2-axis lock was required, the design would look like: