Spike ASM Launch

Adaptive Spike Motor Launch

Spike ASM Launch combines a purpose-built lightweight train with a powerful, redundantly designed rack-and-pinion drive. The direct drives transfer their torque through positive engagement to two redundant racks, enabling acceleration of more than 1 g and freely programmable speed profiles at different points along the track.

Low vehicle weight, energy recovery and an optional energy storage system support dynamic multi-launch sequences, high system availability and comparatively low electrical connection requirements.

Advanced Seat Design

As with all Spike systems, particular emphasis was placed on outstanding design when developing the ASM Launch trains. An important component of the trains are their highly functional seats:

• Comfortable seat shells for small children (minimum dimensions depending on the track layout) up to 2.00 m tall people

• Large footwell for comfortable and spacious seating

• The generously dimensioned overhead bars are available with or without a seat vest, so that even special layouts with heavy braking manoeuvres can be mastered comfortably.

• Full-suspension bogies ensure vibration-free riding.

• Additional safety enhancement thanks to permanent monitoring of the safety functions, even while riding.

• Easy integration of multimedia such as sound, display and buttons etc. in the seat without additional batteries on board

• High-quality and spectacular lighting effects thanks to built-in LED strips

Highest Efficiency

The Spike ASM Launch System is designed for maximum efficiency, both through maximum electrical performance and extraordinary lightweight construction:

• Energy efficiency
  High energy efficiency with very low losses lead to significantly lower electrical connection values than e.g. LSM coasters, whose efficiency is inevitably reduced to a maximum of 70% due to the air gap between the stators. 

• Recuperation
  Thanks to the system's recovery of braking energy and the absence of eddy current brakes with the usual heat conversion, the energy consumption is unusually low.

• Lightweight construction
  The trains, which are very lightweight, particularly due to the vertical track, enable a lean supporting structure with correspondingly few and small foundations.

• Shorter trains
  The vehicle's distance control replaces block sections and enables short dispatch intervals without affecting the ride with block brakes. The same transport capacity can be achieved with smaller trains, which reduces the load on the supporting structure and leads to additional savings.

• Ease of maintenance
  The Spike system is designed for a long service life and low life cycle costs. Regular maintenance is simplified as no installations such as brakes and drives are required on the track and only the trains in the maintenance area need to be checked mechanically and electrically.

• Low connected load
  The intelligent control and energy management system results in a very low electrical power rating for the system, which is no higher than that of smaller family roller coasters.