Intrumentation and control of electromagnetic launchers

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dc.contributor.committeeChairMankowski, John J.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDickens, James C.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHemmert, David J.
dc.creatorKarhi, Ryan W.
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-14T23:08:35Z
dc.date.available2012-06-01T14:33:53Z
dc.date.available2016-11-14T23:08:35Z
dc.date.issued2007-08
dc.degree.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineering
dc.description.abstractThe instrumentation and control of electromagnetic launch technology is presented. All of the experimental work and theory presented refer to one specific type of launcher know as a railgun. Two railgun projects supported by the AFOSR are described. One is an STTR phase 1 contract to develop a fast transient control system for solid state switching of numerous capacitor banks for implementation on a railgun. The other is a MURI project in collaboration with the IAT at the University of Texas for low cost access to launch micro-satellites into orbit. A project goal for both funded projects was to design and test control systems for the application of multi-stage railgun timing control. This relatively new area of railgun research is attributed to the need for complex multi-stage systems. The paper starts with control systems for proof of principle solid armature experiments and ends with a controlled asynchronous free-running arc distributed energy system.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2346/19371
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rights.availabilityUnrestricted.
dc.subjectDistributed
dc.subjectElectromagnetic launcher
dc.subjectRailgun
dc.titleIntrumentation and control of electromagnetic launchers
dc.typeThesis

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