@elonmusk The chopsticks still handle the final capture. The field just takes out the last few m/s and the peak loads. Same physics as maglev brakes, and the coils only need power for about 2 seconds per catch. Curious if the numbers work at that scale.
@elonmusk Idea for the booster catch: eddy-current damping. Pulsed ground coils around the catch zone, and the booster only carries a passive aluminum skirt. The braking force scales with velocity, so itβs self-regulating and fully contactless, with basically no added mass on the vehicle.
@elonmusk The chopsticks still handle the final capture. The field just takes out the last few m/s and the peak loads. Same physics as maglev brakes, and the coils only need power for about 2 seconds per catch. Curious if the numbers work at that scale.
@elonmusk Idea for the booster catch: eddy-current damping. Pulsed ground coils around the catch zone, and the booster only carries a passive aluminum skirt. The braking force scales with velocity, so itβs self-regulating and fully contactless, with basically no added mass on the vehicle.
@elonmusk The chopsticks still handle the final capture. The field just takes out the last few m/s and the peak loads. Same physics as maglev brakes, and the coils only need power for about 2 seconds per catch. Curious if the numbers work at that scale.
@elonmusk Idea for the booster catch: eddy-current damping. Pulsed ground coils around the catch zone, and the booster only carries a passive aluminum skirt. The braking force scales with velocity, so itβs self-regulating and fully contactless, with basically no added mass on the vehicle.
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