MaglevTrain

NorthernHighlandsHighSchoolRealWorldEngineering Mr.Brunner

GradeBreakdown
ResearchReport25% CADDrawings10% WorkingPrototype(s)20% Documenta onReport25% OralClassPresenta on10% Analysis10%

DueDates
ResearchPaper __________ Mul pleAnnotated Sketches __________ Floa ngPla orm__________ MaglevBody __________

DesignBrief
BSBIndustries(ofwhichyouareanemployee)hasjustbeenselectedtopar cipateinthegovernments new s mulus package. The company has been contracted to build a new magne c levita onvehicletotransport peoplebetweenNewYorkandWashington DC.Thereasonthey have approached BSB Industries is because they are known for making the fastest, most powerful, and most reliable trains. On top of that the government also wants to hold the world recordforfastestmaglevtrain. BSB Industries has decided hold an internal contest to see who can design and construc on thebestmagne cvehicle. Inordertoproveyourdesign isbe erthenyour opposi on,youmuchkeepimpeccabledocumenta onthatwillconsistof:

RunningMotor __________ Presenta on __________

Documenta on __________

SpeedRubric
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F 0.001.75 1.762.09 2.102.39 2.402.79 2.803.19 3.203.59 3.603.99 4.004.29 4.304.59 4.604.99 5.005.59 5.605.89 5.90

AresearchpaperontheHistoryandDevelopmentofMaglevTrains Numerousannotatedsketchesanddesigns. Technicallysupportedreasoningforyournalmodel. Picturesfollowingthebuilding/construc onprocess

TheHistoryandDevelopmentofMaglevTrainsWorldwide
A. MLAFormat B. DoubleSpaced C. 12pointTimesNewRoman Font D. 5pagesminimum E. 3fullpagesoftext,2pages ofpictureswithcap ons. Note:Thepicturesshould bespacedwithinpaper. F. WorksCitedMLAFormat G. Ques onstoanswerinpaperinthisorder: 1. Researchthehistoryofmaglev. 2. Whyismaglevtechnologybeingdeveloped?Explainhowmaglevworks. 3. Whatcountrydevelopedthistechnology? 4. Howlongagowasthisinven ondiscovered? 5. Howfastdomaglevtrainstravel(speed)? 6. Howaremaglevtrainspropelled?Whatmakesthemmove?Oneormul plesystems? 7. Whatcountriesusemaglevtrainsandwhataretheycalled? 8. Whatadvantagesdomaglevtrainshaveoverconven onaltrains? 9. Whatarethehealthrisksfrompropulsionsystemsoftrains? 10. Lookingatthetwopropulsionsystems,couldthetwobecombined? 11. Howdoesfric onplayposi veandnega vepartsinatrain? 12. Doaerodynamicsplayanimportantroleintrains? 13. IfwecouldelimiThingstoremember natefric onhow Youshouldhaveanintro,body,andconclusion. wouldallofourlives ...haveatopicsentenceforeveryparagraph. usepropersi ngofsources. beaected? createapaperwithow.Eventhroughitisaresearchpapertrytocreateortella
story.

VehicleDesignandConstruc onRubric
Belowstatesthecriteriathatyourvehicle willbegradedon.Pleasemakesurethat youu lizeyour meecientlyandwork safely.

96A

a.Motorrunssmoothlyand fast b.Glidesfastandstraight c.Perfectbalance d.Goodapplica onofengineeringconceptsandintelligent design

Constraints

86B

a.Motorrunssmoothlyandfast b.Travelsatamoderatespeed c.Evidenceofeortanda empttodesignintelligently d.Goodapplica onofengineeringprinciples a.Motorrunssmoothly b.Travelsslowwitharcingofmotororwires c.Applica onofengineeringprinciplesandintelligentdesignneedimprovement

Thevehiclemustusemagne clevita on. Maxlength:10 Minlength:8 Width:2.5 Canonlyusethemotorand propasitsmeansofpropulsion Canonlyusematerialssuppliedbytheteacher

76C

66D

a.Motorrunsslow b.Vehicleisnotbalanced

TheStyrofoamcanbecut andshapedanywaypossible c.Poorplacementofmagnets tocreateasleek,aerodyd.Trialanderror;lackofintelligentdesignandengineering namicvehicle

principles

50F

a.Motorskipsordoesnotwork b.Vehicledoesnotmove c.Poorbalanceandplacementofmagnets d.Poorengineeringconceptsandintelligentdesign;trial anderrormethod

EachDesign/Buildteamwill receiveper(each)vehicle: -roughstockfoam, -foamcoreboard -magnets, -one9vDCmotor -propeller -redandblackwire -solder -hotglue

DesignLoop
Iden fytheProblem Research Brainstorm DevelopAlterna veSolu ons Prototype SelecttheBestSolu on Build Test Evaluate/Redesign

Ques onyoushouldbeaskingyourself...
Didyoudesignsolu onmeetallthedesigncriteriaandstaywithinthedeignconstraints? Ifno,whatdidyouhavetochangeineitherthedesigncriteriaorconstrains? Whatwasthetotalmassyourmaglevmeasuredingrams? Explainhowyourmaglevvehicledesignincorporatedtheprinciplesofbalanceandcenterofgravity? Whetheritwasgoodorbad. DescribewhatyourDesign/Buildteamwoulddodierentlywiththenalsolu oninordertomakeit performbe er. Howdidyournaldesignsolu oncomparetotheotherteamsintheclass?Lookatweight,shape, speed,etc. Explainwhatyourteamfoundtobethemostdicultpartsofthecasestudy? Whatwasyourfastest meofthethree(3)runs? Createalinegraphcomparingthe mesofyourthree(3)runs. Createalinegraphcomparingtheweights(grams)foralltheDesign/Buildteamsvehicles. Createabargraphcomparingthefastest mesforalltheDesign/Buildteamsvehicles. Whatwasthecalculatedspeedofyourvehiclein /sec...inm/hrforeachofyoura empts? Doyoufeelthatmaglevsareapossiblesolu ontoourenergyandtransporta onproblems?Why? Eachgroupmemberwillwritea2paragraphevalua onoftheprojectexplainingtheirlikes,dislikes, whatwasinteres ng,fun,etc.