Hyperion
Mechanical Engineering

Hyperion
Tagline
Above All Else
Year
2019
Sponsor
LaunchPoint
LaunchPoint Technologies specializes in advanced hybrid electric power and propulsion systems. Specifically, they develop high power, high efficiency ironless axial-gap motors for hybrid electric aircraft. However, they do not have as much experience with designing iron-core radial gap motors which are especially important for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft required for future projects that LaunchPoint plans to bid on. Hyperion is LaunchPoint’s first prototype attempt at an iron-core motor using their new design software. It is a palm sized, high torque density, outrunner motor suited to be used in VTOL drones in the future by companies such as Amazon, Uber, and NASA.
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