Well, the capstan just isn’t holding up well enough and the rope is wearing out. Its time to improve the design. Let’s look at one of the greatest launch systems in existence for guidance: Top Thrill Dragster.
Watch and see what happens when we modify the system.
Have you ever wondered if there is an ideal location to put your shelf supports? Well, of course not, you're normal. But if we look at it mathematically….. https://youtu.be/U3r1jAM3Wto
There have been several times in my engineering career that I have needed to limit the force a mechanism can produce, but still allow for unpredictable amounts of deflection. This is very useful in...
