Modeling of a Tethered Testbed for a VTVL Vehicle

Figure 8

NEST configuration for each of the ropes. The main part of the rope is a very stiff rope. At the bottom part, an expander rope (less stiff rope) with length of 1.50m is added, therefore pictured as a spring. At the top part of the traverse pole, the turning wheel can be seen. For a better handling in the solving procedure, the rope can be split into a lander and a traverse part.