Application of Electromagnetic Guns to Future Naval Platforms

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1 PART 1, 1999, Pages 262-267

  Walls, W A ^a   Weldon, W F ^a   Pratap, S B ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MILITARY VEHICLES; PROJECTILES; WARSHIPS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC GUNS; NAVAL PLATFORMS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS;

EID: 0032688270     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.738414     Document Type: Article

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