A rocket launch tower is provided, including: a vertical support structure including two or more guide towers defining a vertical shaft between the two or more guide towers, each guide tower including one or more pulleys engaging one or more cables; a platform located within the vertical shaft and connected to the one or more cables; a drive mechanism that applies a force to the one or more cables to accelerate the platform along a trajectory within the vertical shaft; one or more sensors collecting data regarding the position of the platform along the trajectory within the vertical shaft and communicating the platform position data to a controller, the controller in communication with an acceleration control system including one or more brakes acting on the platform; wherein the controller causes the acceleration control system to actively correct the platform acceleration towards an intended platform acceleration.


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    Title :

    Rocket launch tower


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2015-07-07


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F41F APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS , Vorrichtungen zum Abschießen von Geschossen oder Flugkörpern aus Rohren, z.B. Geschütze / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen



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