• DocumentCode
    1335873
  • Title

    Automatic Multishot Operation of an Electromagnetic Launcher

  • Author

    Veracka, Michael J. ; Boyer, Craig N. ; Neri, Jesse M.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    153
  • Lastpage
    156
  • Abstract
    The Naval Research Laboratory has developed an automatic electromagnetic launcher system for countermeasure deployment. The launcher operates at 1 Hz and can fire bursts of one to six 44-mm2 projectiles. The launcher is controlled from a computer that permits selection of the bank charging voltage and the number of shots. The present experimental setup consists of a railgun, an autoloader, and a rapid charger with computer control.
  • Keywords
    railguns; Naval Research Laboratory; autoloader; automatic electromagnetic launcher system; automatic multishot operation; bank charging voltage; computer control; frequency 1 Hz; railgun; rapid charger; Capacitors; Copper; Electromagnetics; Loading; Projectiles; Railguns; Rails; Augmentation; auto loader; decoy launcher; railgun; rapid charger;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2010.2070846
  • Filename
    5585830
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1335873