{"id":86740,"date":"2026-08-11T10:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/nieuws\/tu-delft-hyperloops-custom-safety-system-mixed-signal-board\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:34:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:34:33","slug":"tu-delft-hyperloops-custom-safety-system-mixed-signal-board","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/news\/tu-delft-hyperloops-custom-safety-system-mixed-signal-board\/","title":{"rendered":"TU Delft Hyperloop's Custom Safety System & Mixed-Signal Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Introduction<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Delft Hyperloop commits itself every year to the completion of a full product cycle, a massive undertaking that requires intense motivation, precise planning, and manufacturing services we can implicitly rely on. Reliability is the key word here, as Delft Hyperloop X aims to present its prototype, Theia II, as the most reliable full-scale hyperloop vehicle yet, optimized for long endurance runs. On top of that, Theia II will be the first prototype able to carry up to 500kg of cargo with it. In this way, Delft Hyperloop breaks the barrier between prototype and future applications by demonstrating that the objective of this team in full-scale prototyping no longer relies on sole functionality of the system. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eurocircuits is a leading PCBA company that Delft Hyperloop is very familiar with. This year we again had the pleasure to enjoy a partnership with them. Assisting us with the design and production of our inhouse-built Battery Management System, safety systems, and a state-of-the-art mixed signal board. Their services are one of the pillars on which Delft Hyperloop builds the future of transportation. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Challenge: Time and Expertise<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Delft Hyperloop is a multidisciplinary engineering team that dedicates an entire year to bringing a prototype from design to reality. Over 40 students pour their passion into this project, but while motivation is plentiful, time is our most critical constraint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Sense and Control Department is tasked with building the central nervous system of the prototype. They develop all the vehicle’s electronics, from sensor data extraction to the communication highways connecting our subsystems. While software programming dictates the pod’s functionality, custom hardware is what truly brings it to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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However, designing, testing, and producing complex Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) in-house consumes a massive amount of time. This bottleneck directly threatened our timeline, meaning we would have to compromise on other critical engineering milestones to get the boards built. To stay on schedule without sacrificing our rigorous safety standards, we needed a highly capable manufacturing partner. We required a solution that could deliver reliable, custom mixed-signal boards quickly, allowing our engineers to focus entirely on system integration and testing rather than getting bogged down in production logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Solution: Why We Chose Eurocircuits<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Given our strict requirements for speed, precision, and reliability, Eurocircuits was the clear choice. Because we had partnered with them in the past, we knew their manufacturing standards could meet the rigorous demands of our new prototype, Theia II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instead of juggling separate board manufacturers and component suppliers, we seamlessly integrated Eurocircuits’ comprehensive PCBA services directly into our workflow. We handed off the complex schematics for our in-house Battery Management System (BMS) and safety systems, trusting them to deliver fully assembled, ready-to-test hardware. This allowed our Sense and Control team to immediately plug the hardware into our software environment the moment the boards arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are the key features of their service that made the difference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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