Student:	Furkan Muhammed KIRIKCI
Supervisor:	Asst. Prof. Dr. Hakan KAHVECİ
Department:	Elektrik-Elektronik Müh.
Institution:	Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
University:	Karadeniz Technical University Turkey

Title of the Thesis:	DISCUSSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHER SYSTEMS
Level:	M.Sc.
Acceptance Date:	11/7/2023
Number of Pages:	77
Registration Number:	i4182

Summary:

In this thesis, the aim is to show the effect of the theoretical parameters of

electromagnetic launcher systems, whose importance in the defense industry is increasing

day by day, by implementing the theoretical model together with different target

determination methods. In this system, where capacitors are charged-discharged by

providing voltage gain, the voltage gain is provided with a flyback converter, with an input

voltage of 24 volts and an output voltage between 100 and 250 volts. In the firing model, the

charge is stored with the paralel connected capacitors and the firing with high currents are

done in MATLAB/Simulink software environment. In addition, the magnetic characteristic

of the coil is shown in the ANSYS/Maxwell simulation program. For the firing model to

detect the target; an acoustic positioning system which detects location using time difference

algorithm and an identifier that detects target presence using image processing techniques

have been designed. By using the created model, the velocities of 2 to 65 m/s have been

reached in the shots.