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
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;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1988
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, Ga, USA
