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Coaster-Lab Interview

I recently stumbled across a website with some incredible looking theme park concepts and I just had to know more! The inventor and owner of …

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Interview with Andreas Wild of Stengel Engineering

When we wanted to know more about roller coaster design, we decided to go straight to one of the most well known and respected businesses in the …

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Cantilevered Coaster Update

I’ve been modeling a new chassis configuration for the cantilevered roller coaster. Here’s a quick preview video showing the range of motion of the car. …

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Coasters-101: Brakes, Blocks, and Sensors

How do you keep multiple trains on a roller coaster from running into each other? In order to have the highest throughput possible, most modern …

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Interview with Jonathon England

Have you ever wondered how a roller coaster can operate multiple trains without having a collision? Coaster101 had the opportunity to interview Jonathon England, an …

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Robocoaster CAD Model

I created a Kuka robo coaster model in CATIA. I used the car from my cantilevered roller coaster simulations to save time. The track is …

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Coasters-101: Track Modeling

Welcome to the latest edition of Coasters-101. Let’s talk about modeling a roller coaster track on the computer. There are many different 2D and 3D …

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Cantilevered Coaster Model Update

Check out the latest video of the cantilevered roller coaster concept model. I completed some of the fine details for the main layout including the …

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