Research Article

Modeling of a Tethered Testbed for a VTVL Vehicle

Algorithm 1

Algorithm to choose the correct shift at the roll.
Choose a specific starting shift;
Calculate the forces Fb and Ft in the single systems;
while do
 if then
  Change the split such that lander system gets a longer section of rope;
 else
  Change the split such that traverse system gets a longer section of rope;
 end
end