LoopTransPort 2018
UCLA, California | July 23 - 24, 2018
University of California, Los Angeles
1st HARP International Conference on Hyperloop and Related Technologies
Conference video lectures
Conference Keynote #1
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Marcel Jufer (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, and Swissmetro)
Session 1: Magnetic Levitation
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Denis Tudor (EPFL): High-power, High-speed Hyperloop Pod
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Vimal Viswanathan (SJSU): Spartan Hyperloop: A Halbach Array-Based Levitating Pod
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Somruedee Uathawikul (Keio U): Dynamic Stabilization of Hyperloop Pod Constrained Against 6 DOF Directions by Magnetic Forces
Invited Keynote
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Sam Gurol (General Atomics, Director of Maglev Systems)
Electrodynamic Levitation Systems Development - from Urban to Rocket Maglev
Session 2: Organizational Design, Innovation, and Feasibility
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Tom Lambot (rLoop): Rpod - An Active Levitation Hyperloop Prototype Designed and Built by The Crowd
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Al Florence (independent): Proven Management & Technical Processes and Procedures are Paramount for Project Success
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Perry Jia (presented by Nathan Wu) (UCSB): Comparing key performance indicators of past, present, and future forms of transportation, will the Hyperloop cover the main needs of consumers?
Invited Innovation Keynote
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Pete Rahn (Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation):
The Role of State Government in Innovative Transportation Infrastructure
Invited Keynote
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Yoshiaki Ohkami (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Keio University):
Session 3: Pod/Capsule Technology
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Ralph Blumberg (rLoop): Design of Permanent Magnets Based Passive Levitation Skis
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Kai Ohashi (Keio U): Position and Velocity Control of Keio Alpha Pod for Hyperloop Competition
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Amir Khan (rLoop): Aerodynamic Study of Multiple Pods in a Tube Using Automated Workflows
Plenary discussion
Invited Keynote
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Jesse Powell (Founder and President of Maglev Strategies, LLC)
Hyperloop Does Not Exist in a Vacuum: The Challenges and Opportunities of Putting Maglev in a Tube
Session 4: Safety
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Thomas Heaton (Cal Tech): Inertial Forces from Earthquakes on a Hyperloop Pod
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Mostafa Mobasher (Thornton Tomasetti): Infrastructure Security Challenges to Hyperloop: A Multi-Hazard and Vulnerability Analysis
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Ian Sutton (Sutton Tech Books): Hyperloop Safety Study
Session 5: Architecture and Economic
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Brad Swartzwelter (Amtrak): Understanding the “Over or Under” Question for Hyperloop Right-of-Ways
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Iman Ansari (UNLV): HYPER.STRUCTURE: Envisioning Hyperloop as an Urban Infrastructure
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Marta Nowak (UCLA): Hyperloop: Rethinking Long Distance Travel Through Architecture, Urban Design and Human Experience
Invited Keynote
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Rick Geddes (Director, Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy; Professor, Cornell University)
Finance and Funding Models for Hyperloop