A high pulsed magnetic field measurement system based on the use of CMR-B-scalar
sensors was developed for the investigations of the electrodynamic processes in …

This paper provides a brief overview of railgun armature development undertaken at the
Institute for Advanced Technology (IAT) and elsewhere over the last decade. The …

Magnetic diffusion is of great importance in the domain of electromechanical energy
conversion since it can be a performance-limiting mechanism. This paper deals with …

A precise and continuous measurement of the velocity of projectiles inside the barrel would
permit to improve the understanding of the dynamic behavior of railguns. Friction-related …

This paper reports on the progress made within the rapid fire railgun (RAFIRA) project
recently launched at the ISL. The goal of this project is to investigate the multishot capacity of …

The topic of this paper is the distribution of magnetic fields inside the rails of the
electromagnetic railgun RAFIRA located at the ISL. The magnetic field pulse characteristics …

The accurate measurement of the magnetic field distribution during electromagnetic launch
experiments is an ambitious task. Loop sensors are widely used for detecting the change in …

When aircraft are struck by lightning, the aircraft's structural fuselage and components are
stressed by electrical and thermo-mechanical constraints, which imposes a need for reliable …

This paper reports on the rapid fire railgun (RAFIRA) project recently launched at French-
German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL) with the aim of investigating the multishot …

Railguns have the experimentally proven capability to accelerate masses of several
kilograms to velocities in excess of 2 km/s. The US ONR railgun project demonstrates that …