EPFLoop III

The EPFLoop initiative aims at addressing the systemic complexity of the hyperloop solution while educating future engineers on the real-world challenges. Therefore, it brings together bachelor and master students from various departments of the EPFL to build and test a pod that serves a specific purpose. Compared to a standard semester project, the students should cope with challenges related to missing or incomplete data, addressing multiple uncertainties simultaneously and efficiently interacting with colleagues for achieving a common target while they take responsibility for their own tasks.

While the previous version of the EPFLoop project ( Version 1 and Version 2 ) the focus was on the maximum acceleration aligned with the aim of the SPACEX competition, now the aim is more research and innovation focused. The aim of the current EPFLoop project (Version 3) is to build an energy efficient autonomous hyperloop capsule. Those activities will confirm the scaling process from the full-scale simulations results to the test facility scale enabling of further testing of various elements of the hyperloop solution.