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The idea is to have the tomato plant lean on the angled mesh trellis as they grow, and therefore elliminating the need to tie the branches back. the idea is also to have a system which will allow very tall indeterminate varieties.
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Sure. They are probably growing rows of determinates with
that system. I just thought the construction details might
be interesting. One could put two rows of indeterminates
on the outside of the mesh and let them grow leaning toward
each other, with the plants growing on top of the mesh. One
would need longer poles than those used in the illustration
above.
It reminds me of bamboo supports that I saw in a AVRDC
document. In those the tops of the vertical poles supported
horizontal bamboo poles along the top, and they simply leaned
vertical bamboo poles for each plant along the rows on either
side against the top support, fastened them in place there with
a piece of string, and tied the plants to the leaning poles as
they grew.
(The angle at which the plants grew in that bamboo system was
similar to your original idea with the leaning panels.)
If poles or panels that lean together are too short, one might
need a very short person to walk down between the rows and
harvest. (Perhaps a Tomato Picking Merit Badge could be
invented for this.)