Date of Award
Spring 2005
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Program/Concentration
Mechanical Engineering
Committee Director
Sebastian Bawab
Committee Director
Gene Hou
Committee Member
Ayodeji Demuren
Call Number for Print
Special Collections; LD4331.E56 D47 2005
Abstract
The magnetic levitation train project at Old Dominion University has been stalled due to many technical problems. The control system is the main component of the vehicle, which is supposed to maintain an intended gap of 1 cm between the vehicle and the track while traveling, hence providing a smooth ride. The goal of the project is to document the mathematics of the complete system so that the control algorithm can be implemented and modified with the expectation of obtaining an improved levitation and propulsion.
The complete system includes the vehicle, the track, and the concrete guide-way. The focus of this thesis is to build the entire finite element model of the vehicle, and perform static and dynamic analysis. Basic comparison with the experimental setup is performed on several components to validate the vehicle and guide-way finite element models.
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DOI
10.25777/nnr4-5f66
Recommended Citation
Desetty, Santosh K..
"Static and Modal Analysis of the Magnetic Levitation Vehicle"
(2005). Master of Science (MS), Thesis, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/nnr4-5f66
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/mae_etds/461