DocumentCode
487204
Title
Boresight Disturbance Modeling of a Space-Based Electromagnetic Rail Gun
Author
Dwyer, Thomas A W, III ; Wade, James W.
Author_Institution
Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
fYear
1988
fDate
15-17 June 1988
Firstpage
55
Lastpage
60
Abstract
Boresight disturbances during the operation of an electromagnetic rail gun considered herein arise from the coupling of the structural dynamics of the conducting rails with the electrodynamics of the plasma and rail currents. A simplified model of a rail gun is used here to size these effects on pointing accuracy, for purposes of fire control.
Keywords
Acceleration; Aerodynamics; Composite materials; Electrodynamics; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic modeling; Fires; Magnetic fields; Projectiles; Rails;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
American Control Conference, 1988
Conference_Location
Atlanta, Ga, USA
Type
conf
Filename
4789693
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