3 papers
physics.class-ph2025
Non-Equatorial Uniform-Stress Space Elevators
Blaise Gassend
Non-equatorial space elevators are interesting as they give more freedom for anchor location, avoid the highly occupied geosynchronous orbit and the areas of highest radiation in t…
physics.optics2025
Coherent lidar for ride-hailing autonomous vehicles
Alexander Y. Piggott, Cathy Yunshan Jiang, John Lam +2
Coherent lidars promise a number of advantages over traditional time-of-flight lidars for autonomous vehicles. These include the direct measurement of target approach velocities vi…
physics.app-ph2024
Exponential Tethers for Accelerated Space Elevator Deployment
Blaise Gassend
An exponential space elevator is a space elevator with a tether cross-section that varies exponentially with altitude. With such an elevator it is possible to reel in tether materi…