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THE CHALLENGE

This project is the response by a group of dedicated University of Waterloo students to the SpaceX Hyperloop pod challenge to independently design and build a prototype Hyperloop pod to be tested on a one-mile test track in Hawthorne, California in January 2017. 

Our prototype design uses a minimalist style while retaining strict safety considerations. By selecting this design philosophy, a reduction in the manufacturing complexity, cost and mass is achieved, while simultaneously permitting an effective travel speed and increased reliability. Our attempt to build the pod with off-the-shelf components throughout the system allows for it to be scalable to full size and to reduce cost. Furthermore, the flexibility inherent in such a modular design allows for additional functionality and aesthetic flourishes to be included without significantly impacting the pod’s core functions.

The GOOSE X is our conceptual Hyperloop passenger vehicle design which illustrates what a Hyperloop vehicle will one day look like, once the technology is ready for passenger use. This design won't be built, but it is directly inspired by the pod that we are building for the competition at about two times the size.

LEADERSHIP team

         Yazan Obeidi - Team CAPTAIN 

Justin Trudell - Sponsorship and Finance Lead, Embedded Drive Train Co-Lead

Montgomery De Luna - Marketing, Shell, Architectural Lead

Jake Malliaros - EC Brake System Lead

Lucas Compton - Drive Train Lead

Laura Chamber - Safety Captain

Daxil Chhatralia - Lateral Lead

Hobin Kang - Logistics Lead

Victor Qian - Levitation Lead

Luca Willmer - Assembly Lead

technical team

ADMINISTRATION TEAM