Electromagnetic launcher with spiral guideway

Patent · Tue Apr 20 04:00:00 EDT 2021

OSTI ID:1823873

Hartman, Seth; Timpson, Erik

An electromagnetic launcher with a curved or spiral-shaped, open-ended guideway and conductors for launching a projectile. The projectile, movably retained on or within the guideway, is accelerated along the guideway using electromagnetic forces until it reaches an end of the guideway, then the projectile is launched in a desired direction. The direction of the launch of the projectile is determined by orienting the guideway in the desired direction using an actuator.

• Research Organization: Kansas City Plant (KCP), Kansas City, MO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: NA0000622
• Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, MO)
• Patent Number(s): 10,982,926
• Application Number: 16/296,494
• OSTI ID: 1823873
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English