Hanby Middle School
Technology Education

Mass Transportation-Magnetic Levitation Technology

Overview
Mass transportation should be a major means of travel in the United States because of the ever growing population, the overcrowding of our highways with automobiles, the growing pollution problems and the high cost of fuel.  Magnetic levitation has been identified as a possible solution to the problem.  Maglev vehicles have proven to be a fast, quiet, efficient and pollution free.

Design Brief
You and your partner are employed by an engineering company that is competing with other firms for a contract from the state of Delaware to design a magnetic levitation vehicle which will travel from the city of Wilmington to Rehobeth Beach. You are required to design a prototype and build a working model.  Also you are required to make a formal presentation to convince the planners that this technology is the wave of future transportation systems.  In order to successfully complete your assignment, information should be obtained from completing an internet research analysis.
 
 

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