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

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