The most recent entry in the LaserMotive blog discusses how they are constructing their travelling laser road-show; specifically the box/trailer that they will be bringing their laser-setup in for the next Space Elevator Games. They needed to modify their trailer by (among other things) cutting a hole in the ceiling for their laser-beam to be aimed through.
From their blog entry:
“Since the power beaming competition rules specify that teams must bring their power beaming source in some form of ‘big box’ (a trailer or cargo container) from which they aim their beam roughly vertically, once we bought a trailer, we needed to modify it.”
Last year, LaserMotive suffered from having to construct their power source on the launch pad (which I blogged about here). This year, even if the rules hadn’t required it, I’m sure LaserMotive would be planning on bringing an already-put-together-rig…
Click on the picture for a larger view – and visit the LaserMotive blog for more pictures and more details…