Judging Criteria

The competition will be judged according to the following criteria. The maximum number of points a team can receive is 2,500.

Category 1: Final Design and Construction
Overall quality of construction 100
Overall cost of materials (normalized per payload mass) 100
Levitation system 75
Braking system 75
Ability to economically scale 50
Power consumption (normalized per payload mass) 50
Payload capability (as % of overall mass) 50
Category 1 Total 500

Category 2: Safety and Reliability
Structural margins of safety and design cases 100
Pod-Stop command 100
Safety in operations 50
Fault tolerance of braking system 50
Fault tolerance of levitation systems 50
Fault tolerance of other systems 50
Loss of power contingency 50
Tube breach contingency 50
Category 2 Total 500

Category 3: Performance in Operations
Efficiency of transport from Staging Area to Ingress Holding Area 100
Efficiency of Functional Tests 100
Efficiency of connection to the Operational Propulsion Interface 100
Efficiency of transport from Egress Holding Area to Exit Area 100
Pod is removed from the tube without requiring tube pressurization 100
Category 3 Total 500

Category 4: Performance in Flight
Total distance Pod travels 200
Minimization of system drag 200
Functionality of Pod braking/deceleration system 200
Tightness of lateral control around Hyperloop center-line 100
Attitude control system 100
Comfort of ride (per measured vibration environment)
100 Reliability of data stream and DAQ software 100
Category 4 Total 1000

Total Points Possible 2500

Note: Objective figures of merit for categories will be released with tube specifications