The IAT electromagnetic launch research facility

Author

Parker, J.V. ; Berry, D.T. ; Snowden, P.T.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Adv. Technol., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA

Volume

33

Issue

1

fYear

1997

fDate

1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

129

Lastpage

133

Abstract

A new electromagnetic launcher research facility is being constructed at the Institute for Advanced Technology (IAT). IAT is federated with the Army Research Laboratory and The University of Texas at Austin. The mission and support for the IAT comes from the U.S. Army. A major task assigned to the IAT is to support the Army´s tactical programs in electric armaments by conducting long-term basic and applied research in electrodynamics. The Launch Research Facility is a key element in this long-term plan. It provides a flexible power system comprising thirteen 1-MJ capacitor banks, an assortment of electromagnetic launcher apparatus designed for research and an extensive set of diagnostic apparatus. The focus of the research activity will be on solid and hybrid armatures, rail-armature interactions, and materials required for electromagnetic launchers

Keywords

electrodynamics; military equipment; power supplies to apparatus; railguns; research and development management; 1 MJ; IAT; Institute for Advanced Technology; U.S. Army; capacitor banks; diagnostic apparatus; electric armaments; electrodynamics; electromagnetic launcher research facility; flexible power system; hybrid armatures; rail-armature interactions; solid armatures; Boring; Electrodynamics; Electromagnetic launching; Energy storage; Fabrication; Hybrid power systems; Laboratories; Multichip modules; Physics; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/20.559917

Filename

559917