Simulation of Electromagnetic Launcher of Active Electromagnetic Armor

Author

Yanjie Cao ; Chengxue Wang ; Huijin Wang ; Hongbo Jin

Author_Institution

Naval Aeronaut. & Astronaut. Univ., Yantai

fYear

2008

fDate

10-13 June 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Active electromagnetic (EM) armor comprises detection system, intellectual control system, high pulsed-power supply and EM launcher together. And EM launcher consists of drive coil, insulator, pedestal and interception projectile. In order to analyze influences on Ampere forces acting on the interception projectile which result from variations of the pedestal material properties and the structural parameter of drive coil, a 3D model of EM launcher is set up. Simulation of EM launcher is accomplished with a parameterized finite element analysis (FEA) code.

Keywords

armour; electromagnetic launchers; finite element analysis; insulators; pulsed power supplies; FEA; active electromagnetic armor; drive coils; electromagnetic launcher; finite element analysis; insulators; intellectual control system; pedestal material properties; pedestal-interception projectile; pulsed-power supply; Analytical models; Coils; Control systems; EMP radiation effects; Electromagnetic forces; Electromagnetic launching; Insulation; Material properties; Projectiles; Structural engineering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Launch Technology, 2008 14th Symposium on

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1832-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1833-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ELT.2008.132

Filename

4657692