Delft Hyperloop VI

With a team of 37 highly motivated students from various disciplines of the Delft University of Technology, we will participate in the European Hyperloop Week (EHW). Our goal is to win all awards at the EHW and prove the technical and commercial viability of the Hyperloop concept. 

Management

The Team Captain holds the final responsibility for the project, he is the face of DH06 and also manages the human resources side of the team. The Project Manager manages all resources of the team and takes care of the team’s logistics. “Do we have the time and money for this project? And how can we bring the team and the pod to the EHW?” are typical Project Manager questions. The Chief Engineer is responsible for the final product of this year and ensures that all subsystems are integrated well, resulting in the best pod at the European Hyperloop Week!

Patrick Sheppard

Team Captain

Thijs Bolscher

Project Manager

Hidde de Bos

Chief Engineer

Business

The business department consists of Partnerships Managers and Public Relations Managers. They are responsible for the image and appearance towards the public and our partners. Partnerships managers are in contact with all the current and new partners of Delft Hyperloop. In addition they are responsible for the incoming funds of the team. Public relations managers educate the public about the hyperloop concept. They also manage the press, events and social media of the team. They aim to reach as many people as possible, so the hyperloop will be seen as a reality! 

Myrthe van Vierzen

Lead Business

Mats Thijssen

Partnership Manager

Gijs Roodenburg

Public Relations Manager

Barte van der Zijden

Public Relations Manager

Scalability

The scalability department consists of full-scale and design engineers. Together they contribute to the development of an optimized hyperloop system by solving a wide range of current hyperloop challenges. The Full-Scale engineers research the technical and socio-economic challenges of the hyperloop. In collaboration with partners, they work towards extensive research reports that contribute to a scalable hyperloop system. The Design engineers work on visualizing the hyperloop concept by creating innovative designs of the hyperloop system and looking at the customer journey while taking sustainable aspects in mind.

Maarten Kurstjens

Lead Scalability

Fien van Aken

Full-Scale Engineer

Juliette van Mil

Full-Scale Engineer

Alex Hirsig

Full-Scale Engineer

Cheyenne de Mees

Design Engineer

Justin Vermeulen

Design Engineer

Design Engineer

Design Engineer

Propulsion

The propulsion department is responsible for developing the motor of the hyperloop pod. The propulsion engineers focus on developing the linear motor, which uses magnetic force to propel the pod to high speeds. The linear motor is the most efficient type of engine for the hyperloop and allows the hyperloop to be a scalable and sustainable system.

Hubert Visser

Lead Propulsion

Paul Kluge

Propulsion Engineer

Hilde den Boer

Propulsion Engineer

Sven Goudriaan

Propulsion Engineer

Gijs Frehe

Propulsion Engineer

Sense & Control

The Sense & Control department takes care of providing power and control to the pod. In order to determine the pod’s behaviour and allow for autonomous and safe decision-making, they ensure that all kinds of data are being measured, processed, and acted upon accordingly. This includes sensors in each subsystem, as well as monitoring ambient quantities and deriving a localisation system.

Marina Wiemers

Lead Sense & Control

Amar Kohabir

Sense & Control Engineer

Victoria Catalán Pastor

Sense & Control Engineer

Joost Luijmes

Sense & Control Engineer

Alexandru Cristian Cazacu

Sense & Control Engineer

Mechanical

The Mechanical department consists of mechanical and aerospace engineers. They work on the development of a prototype system to compete in the European Hyperloop Week. The mechanical engineer focus on designing the chassis, brakes, aeroshell and the track on which the pod is going to operate. Choices are made in close collaboration with the other engineering departments and partners in order to make a well-integrated and realistic design.

Walter van der Klugt

Lead Mechanical

Simon Loose

Mechanical Engineer

Eliot Watson

Mechanical Engineer

Bastiaan Deul

Mechanical Engineer

Louis van Tienhoven

Mechanical Engineer

Levitation

The Levitation department is working on developing a levitating system. Furthermorer they are responsible for designing the suspension of the pod. Because of them we can keep on track!

 

Bobby van Thiel

Lead Levitation

Laurens Haffmans

Levitation Engineer

Wouter Lettinga

Levitation Engineer

Bas Simon

Levitation Engineer

Tom Scheeper

Levitation Engineer

Florina Sirghi

Levitation Engineer

European Hyperloop Week

The European Hyperloop Week is organized by four student teams, including Delft Hyperloop. Our EHW Director takes part in the EHW committee to make sure that the competition is organized properly and that the right people are present at the event.

 

Siddharth Manoj Nair

EHW Director

Previous Teams

Delft Hyperloop V

Delft Hyperloop IV

Delft Hyperloop III

Delft Hyperloop II

Delft Hyperloop I