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Thanks for the reply! I haven't had the opportunity to test the vehicle, and likely won't be able to for some time. I was basing my concerns off of the following study by W.R. Smythe. https://www.princeton.edu/ssp/joseph-henry-project/eddy-currents/eddy_current_brake.pdf In the study, he...

Hi all, I'm currently working on eddy current brakes designed to stop a vehicle from speeds around 135 m/s. While researching eddy current brakes, I found the equations used to find the force generated tend to break down at higher speeds. The design is linear, stopping on an aluminum rail...