2016
SPS Chapter Research Award
Northern Virginia Community College
Physics of Propulsion and Levitation of a Self-Driven Electromagnetic Wheel
We constructed an electrodynamic wheel with Nd magnets of 1 T strength attached to its rim. The rotation of this magnetic multipole near a conducting plate creates both levitation and propulsion forces. We need to upgrade this experiment by doubling the number of magnets to achieve full levitation.
Project leader(s):Nathan Gaul, Hannah Lane
Chapter advisor:Walerian Majewski