Title :
The science and technology of electric launch: a US perspective
Author :
Fair, Harry D. ; Schmidt, Edward M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Adv. Technol., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
fDate :
1/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The US continues its focused research on the fundamental physics and engineering challenges in developing electric launchers for specific military applications. These efforts include compact pulsed power sources, power conditioning, armatures, integrated (armature/sabot/projectile) launch packages, electromagnetic and electrothermochemical launchers, advanced materials and diagnostics and technology and systems integration modeling and simulation. Important advances have been achieved in the understanding and technological applications of electric launchers. These are discussed in the context of specific applications to future ground combat vehicles
Keywords :
coils; electromagnetic launchers; military equipment; pulsed power supplies; research initiatives; USA; advanced materials; armatures; compact pulsed power sources; diagnostics; electric launch technology; electromagnetic launchers; electrothermochemical launchers; engineering challenges; fundamental physics; ground combat vehicles; integrated launch packages; military applications; power conditioning; research; EMP radiation effects; Electromagnetic launching; Electromagnetic modeling; Electrothermal launching; Packaging; Physics; Power conditioning; Power engineering and energy; Power system modeling; Projectiles;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on