Asymmetric Multistage Synchronous Inductive Coilgun for Length Reduction, Higher Muzzle Velocity, and Launching Time Reduction

This paper discusses a study made for good asymmetric three-stage electromagnetic coilgun launching medium-weight projectile. Different lengths, number of turns, and switching times are chosen for each individual coil to get better results. Two detailed investigated models have been presented, including the effect of the switching time. Medium-caliber projectile of weight = 0.5 kg is employed in this paper. The results confirm that the second model asymmetric coilgun has 16.96% higher output speed, 63.92% lower length, and 57.5% lower launching time than the first model asymmetric coilgun. The obtained results have been recorded using the transient time electromagnetic simulations.