Automatic Multishot Operation of an Electromagnetic Launcher

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-mm 2 projectiles. The launcher is controlled from a computer that permits selection of the bank charging voltage...

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Published inIEEE transactions on plasma science Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 153 - 156
Main Authors Veracka, Michael J, Boyer, Craig N, Neri, Jesse M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.01.2011
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Augmentation
auto loader
Capacitors
Charging
Computer control
Control systems
Copper
decoy launcher
Electric potential
Electromagnetics
Electromagnetism
Fires
Laboratories
Launchers
Loading
Naval
Plasma
Projectiles
railgun
Railguns
Rails
rapid charger
Shot
Voltage
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Summary: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-mm 2 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.
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ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2010.2070846