Midterm to far term applications of electromagnetic guns and associated power technology

Author

Palmer, Miles R.

Author_Institution

Science Applications Int. Corp., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

29

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

1/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

345

Lastpage

350

Abstract

The author examines dramatic new applications in the military, civilian, and commercial sectors of technologies spun off from ongoing military electromagnetic (EM) gun and associated power research programs. He points out that mobile military EM gun systems may provide highly cost-effective new defensive and offensive capabilities against stressing future threats. EM guns could provide a revolutionary new approach to launching payloads into space from the Earth for fast-response military missions and very low-cost civilian and commercial launch. The power technology evolving from EM gun military programs may lead to extraordinary performance in interplanetary spacecraft propulsion and even in electric automobiles

Keywords

electromagnetic launchers; military equipment; civilian applications; commercial sectors; electric automobiles; electromagnetic guns; interplanetary spacecraft propulsion; military applications; mobile military EM gun systems; power technology; Chemical technology; Cities and towns; Costs; Electromagnetic launching; Guns; Missiles; Radar tracking; Space technology; Target tracking; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.195597

Filename

195597