Acceleration Process of the Interception Projectile in Active Electromagnetic Armor

Abstract

Active electromagnetic (EM) armor is a new type of active defense system, which can intercept invading objects effectively. When hit by interception projectiles, the invading object will deviate from its trajectory or be destroyed totally. A steerable EM launcher system using two separate pancake coils is introduced in this paper, and its 3-D model is built. With finite element analysis code, acceleration process of the interception projectile is simulated, and laws of acceleration force acting on the projectile, its velocity, and displacement versus time are also investigated. Experimental installation is introduced, and experimental data are well matched with simulation results.Index Terms-Active electromagnetic (EM) armor, EM launcher, interception projectile.

Influence of Pulsed Power Equipment’s Driving Manners on Launching Process of the Electromagnetic Coil

“…The active electromagnetic armor protective system with the use of pulsed power equipment, compared with conventional active protective system, possesses of simpler energy sources, faster responsive speed and more steerable. When detecting the threat, intercepting plate is accelerated electromagnetically to impact with a threat outside of a vehicle, all that could weaken the invading effect or depart the coming orbit [1]- [2], as shown in Fig. 1.…”