* A particle mesh on a rotated sweep (polygon based) should get you close.
* You will have to fiddle the axis of the sweep a little. Maybe start with an 8-gon, soft interpolate and then tweak the points / tangents until it fits the requirements.
* Not sure how to achieve the stepping of the individual elements in areas where the curve rises / falls. You probably need to do some experiments with tags or use multiple elements in the hierarchy of the PM.
* An alternative may be using the parametric object called steps. Apply the modifiers twist and bend. Again, more experiments are required to verify the suitability of this approach.
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