I am currently working on an animation of a working elevator for liftport. but i require some information.
I know that for the lifter to work, it needs certain "systems". which ones, i am not 100 percent certain of. I've been scouring the internet, and the forums here, for all the information on the space elevator, and its numerous components. Most of the stuff i have been reading about is in the development, and speculation stage. However, if one was to build a lifter, what sort of design would be used, as to be most functional, most efficient, and most relative to the tasks it would need to perform.
just to throw a few out there...... 
-the track/tread systems (wheels)
-Power collection - solar or lasers
-storage area open or closed
-computer systems
If you have any detailed definitions, designs, sketches or images, please send them to my email if you can.
dan@cgshadow.comif you want to check out the progress of the project thus far, visit my website
www.cgshadow.com 
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