Weightless Construction of High Tower to the Stratosphere

• AKIBA Ryojiro

  Hokkaido Aerospace Science and Technology Incubation Center

• HIGUCHI Ken

  Muroran Institute of Technology

• MITSUHASHI Ryuichi

  Hokkaido University of Science

• HIRAMOTO Riho

  Hokkaido University of Science

• SASAKI Jun'ya

  Hokkaido Aerospace Science and Technology Incubation Center

Abstract

Construction of a high tower to the stratosphere was first proposed by Canadian Thoth Company. Because of its enormous scale, people are hesitant to implement the project immediately. This paper proposes several next steps to its realization. Fundamental aspects of the structure are presented. Based on the models, treated are a long bridge over Tsugaru Straight, medium height towers for an inter-city rope way or a suspended rocket launcher in addition to the stratospheric tower. For a light weight structure, some inflatable models are tested to verify its effectiveness to the aerospace field of application.

Journal

• TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN

  TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN 16 (7), 657-661, 2018

  THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES

Keywords

• LTA
• Inflatable Structure
• High Altitude Platform

Details

• CRID: 1390001288086079104
• NII Article ID: 130007504923
• DOI: 10.2322/tastj.16.657
• ISSN: 18840485
• HANDLE: 10258/00009937
• Web Site: https://muroran-it.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/9989
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tastj/16/7/16_657/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed