Experiment study of Climber Mechanism with Cross Roller System for Heavy Load in Space Elevator

摘要

As a driving mechanism of the climber for the space elevator, many types such as opposed type, non-opposing type, others were invented based on the arrangement of the tether and the roller, and various climber models have been prototyped. On the other hand, the weight of climbers considering practicality is expected to be several tens to several hundred tons, and it is necessary to verify whether the climber drive mechanism of about several tens of kilograms developed so far is sufficient. In this report, theoretical and experimental verification was examined focusing on the effectiveness of cross roller arrangement of climber mechanism as a driving mechanism for realizing high load climber.