Office of Educational Programs | Contest: MagLev Contest

Contest: MagLev Contest

MAGLEV Participants

Important Dates

Registration Opens:
Wednesday, January 01, 2014, at 1:00 a.m.

Registration Closes:
Friday, March 07, 2014, at 11:45 p.m.

Contest Starts:
Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 8:30 a.m.

Contest Ends:
Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 1:00 p.m.

Contact Information

For more information about this program, contact:

Aleida Perez
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bldg.400C – P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
631-344-4788 (phone)
631-344-7098 (fax)
pereza@bnl.gov

In this contest, you will learn about MAGLEV technology and use math, science, and technology principles to optimize the design of a MAGLEV vehicle.

Long Island, like so many areas, has traffic congestion problems. Many experts believe the best way to solve this problem is to design new transportation systems. One approach is to develop "MAGLEV" vehicles which float over a fixed track, supported (levitated) and driven by magnetic fields. This is like flying with lift provided by magnets instead of wings.

**Please note: the Student Design Portfolio has changed**

Student Design Portfolio: SPEED HTML | MS Word | PDF

Student Design Portfolio: APPEARANCE HTML | MS Word | PDF

Instructions - The steps in this Design Portfolio will help you complete your MAGLEV vehicle design. Writing down what you did or found in each step will help you -- and others -- learn from your work. It will also help the contest judges understand your design approach.

The design process begins with a Problem Statement. Here you should state exactly what your design is trying to accomplish. Next, under Investigation, list the questions you will have to answer to come up with a successful design. The remaining steps take you through the rest of the design process. As you complete your design, fill in your responses to each step. You may add tables, charts, drawings or anything else you think will help you and your readers understand what you did.