IIT Madras Students’ Hyperloop Team Avishkar in top 3 Globally at European Hyperloop Week 2023

Team Avishkar Hyperloop was the only Non-European team to be nominated in several award categories in this competition, held at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. 

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Students’ Hyperloop Team Avishkar has emerged among the top three teams globally in certain technical categories at the recently-held European Hyperloop Week 2023 (EHW). Team Avishkar stands as the only non-European team to be nominated in several award categories in this competition.

Around 23 participants from various institutions across the world qualified for the final rounds of this competition hosted this year by the University of Edinburgh.

Congratulating the Team on their performance, Prof. Satya Chakravarthy, Faculty Advisor, Avishkar Hyperloop, IIT Madras, said, “Avishkar continues the tradition of keeping our flag flying high as in previous years. Over the years, we have got to develop the full stack of Hyperloop technologies and I look forward to our improving them in the future.”

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Team Avishkar Hyperloop team finished in the global top three for the category of ‘Full Scale Socio-Economic Aspects of Hyperloop,’ showcasing their extensive research on the estimated energy consumption and ticket pricing model of a typical Hyperloop corridor. The students achieved a prominent position in the Global Top five in the ‘Guidance’ category, providing compelling evidence for the viability of their on-pod Levitation systems. The team’s exceptional in-house designs of the sensor and embedded systems led to their attainment of a Global Top six position in the ‘Sense and Control Systems’ category.

The EHW 2023 is an annual international event that enables university students, guest speakers, and companies to discuss Hyperloop technology, feasibility and scalability of the Hyperloop. University Hyperloop teams present their prototype components and full pods to a technical jury and compete in several categories. 

About Team Avishkar 

Avishkar Hyperloop is an internationally acclaimed, highly passionate IIT Madras student team comprising more than 50 team members. They are focused on revolutionising transportation with sustainable Hyperloop technologies with funding support from various stakeholders, including the Government of India. The team is also backed by industry partners like Tube Investments of India and L&T Construction.

Founded as a competition team at the Center for Innovation (CFI), IIT Madras, in 2017, Team Avishkar Hyperloop participated in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition in 2019 and finished in the Top 10 among more than 1,600 teams, being the only Asian finalist. The team won the ‘Most Scalable Design’ award at the EHW 2021 and emerged among the Global top five in the Traction Systems, Electrical Systems and Complete Pod categories in the European Hyperloop Week 2022 held in the Netherlands.

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