User:SeanShriner/ENES-100/Project 1/Electric Transport

The idea behind the Electric Transportation project is based on the effects utilized in Coilguns. The idea is that an electric current is directed through conductive wires wound into coils. The electric current flowing through these coils create a magnetic field around and through the coil. Most designs use capacitors to dump their charge into the coil to create the magnetic field. If there is any object that reacts to magnetic fields in front or behind the coil then they will move in accordance to how they (the object) are oriented in relations to the coil, and the pole of the coil that the object is closest too. The coils (electromagnets) will pull or push the object depending on the poles of the magnetic field and the object will pass through the center of the coil. If the coil is setup to pull an object then you have the coil switched on when the object is approaches it, and then shut off right before the object reach the coil to prevent the magnetic field from slowing the object while the object or passes through it because of the poles switching.

This project's aim would not be to create a Coilgun, which would use coils to speed an object up to high velocity. This project would be to use electromagnets to propel an object along a guided track at low to moderate speeds. Any speed that could cause harm to any property or person would be undesirable. While this project would be to propel a metal object around a track safely, the real world applications of such technology have already been discussed. These applications range from any form of transportation akin to railroads, military applications like railguns, to launching cargo into space.