Electromagnetic Levitation Quadcopter lifts 50 kilograms

Halbach array magnets levitating over a copper surface

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCON4zfMzjU

Moving magnets over a conductor induce eddy currents that push back, producing lift and drag without contact.

Halbach arrays concentrate the field on one face, so more of the flux couples into the copper and the array floats more efficiently.

Thursday November 12th 2020