The team started as a student project at the Center for Innovation, IIT Madras. In the short time since inception, we proved our mettle at international Hyperloop competitions.
We were the only Asian team at the finale of SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition 2019. Then, competing virtually in European Hyperloop Week 2021,
we won the 'Most Scalable Pod Design' award by Zeleros Hyperloop and were in the global top-5 in Mechanical, Propulsion and Levitation award categories. We built our latest pod
Avishkar 5.0, during the pandemic through relentless effort. Avishkar 5.0 Pod is equipped with many novel technologies that we built in-house from scratch and emerged in the global top 5 in 3
categories - Electrical Subsystem, Traction Subsystem and The Complete Pod Category in the European Hyperloop Week 2022. This year, through meticulous planning and design, we built the Pod 6.0, Garuda. Improving on the existing technologies through various testing methodologies, incorporated with other intricate technologies with immaculate provisions, Garuda stands as Asia's most advanced pod. We emerged Top-3 in the Socio-Economic Aspects of Hyperloop Development Category, Top-5 in the Guidance Category and Top-6 in the Sense and Control Category in the European Hyperloop Week 2023 held at Edinburgh, Scotland.
Currently, we have expanded our horizons and are focusing on taking a giant leap. We are aiming to build a 400m long vacuum tube facility at IIT Madras and establish a Centre for Hyperloop Excellence at IIT Madras in collaboration with the Indian Railways and L&T Constructions. We also intend to conduct a Global Hyperloop Competition at IIT Madras at the 400m vacuum tube facility making India a global center for Hyperloop Research.
To understand in-detail how the hyperloop will work in real-life and it's socio-economic implications, read our latest research document here. You are also invoted to read through our latest discoveries in Hyperloop infrastructure and vacuum research here. Remember to share your insights with us!
Our Patents
Magnetic Track System for Levitating Vehicles
Extensive R&D was performed to design a track system to handle the magnetic fluxes of EMS levitation without adding any additional drag - all while being cost effective. We have been granted a patent for this research titled "MAGNETIC TRACK SYSTEM FOR LEVITATING VEHICLES".
Evacuated Tube Infrastructure for Rapid Transportation
India is known for it's frugal approach to engineering applications, and Avishkar is no less. We cracked the code to design a cost-effective tube which is achieved by optimizing thickness of sheet needed for tube and distance of the stiffeners which, ingeniously reduces the cost of Hyperloop Tube by directly transferring non-atmospheric loads to the foundation. This innovative approach effectively diminishes the asymmetric dead load exerted on the Tube by both the track and pod, leading to substantial material and cost savings. This ground-breaking innovation granted us a patent titled "Evacuated Tube Infrastructure for Rapid Transportation".
