Macroparticle launch velocity control in rail accelerators

Author

Azanov, Ilya B. ; Alexandrov, Vladimir A. ; Obydennikov, Stanislav S. ; Tyutin, Valery K. ; Khrustalev, Mikhail M. ; Yudas, Viktor I.

Author_Institution

State Res. Inst. of Appl. Mech. & Electrodynamics, Moscow State Aviation Inst., Russia

Volume

33

Issue

1

fYear

1997

fDate

1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

213

Lastpage

218

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the development of the method to increase the stability of the macroparticle launch velocity in the electromagnetic rail accelerators for the simulation of space debris. The method is based on the acceleration process control in the real time. The principle of the accelerator control is in varying the armature current and macroparticle acceleration with a circuit bypassing. The control algorithm with memory has been investigated. The acceleration process control reduces the effect of disturbances in accelerator parameters and initial conditions, as well as the effect of measurement errors upon the spread in launch velocities. The control algorithm efficiency is checked by numerical modeling of operation of the laboratory rail accelerator with plasma armature

Keywords

aerospace simulation; aerospace testing; projectiles; railguns; velocity control; acceleration process control; accelerator parameters; armature current; circuit bypassing; electromagnetic rail accelerators; macroparticle launch velocity control; measurement errors; numerical modeling; plasma armature; space debris; Acceleration; Accelerometers; Circuit simulation; Circuit stability; Electromagnetic launching; Plasma accelerators; Process control; Rails; Space debris; Velocity control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.559957

Filename

559957