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Brakes-air, brakes-magnetic particle, brakes-mechanical, brakes-permanent magnet, clutches, controls-tension.

Extensive experience in the design, development, and testing of ropes and cables. Experimentally-validated software for detailed cable design and analysis. Mechanical, electrical, and optical testing of cables. Longest test bed: 200-foot samples, 50-foot stroke, 1,500-tons tension. Short test bed: 30-foot samples, 4.3-foot stroke, 4,000 tons tension. Compression testing to 4,000 tons. 80-foot tower and large in-ground anchor system for hardware tests to 140 tons.