Iterative transient model for railgun electro-mechanical performance optimization

2004 12th Symposium on Electromagnetic Launch Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 96-99

  Pitman, Robert K ^a   Ellis, Roger L ^a   Bernardes, Jack S ^a  

^a NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Numerical model; Railgun simulation; System optimization

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODELS; PULSE POWER SYSTEMS (PPS); RAILGUN SIMULATION; SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECTILES; USER INTERFACES;

RAIL GUNS;

EID: 28444480730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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