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    Electro Magnetic Launch Center: Brief Description

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    This document proposes an electromagnetic launch center on Mars to deliver packages over long distances. It would use electromagnetic propulsion based on Lorentz forces produced between conductive rails and a projectile. The main subsystems are a nuclear power plant, battery banks, capacitors and inductors to generate electromagnetic pulses, an injector to impart initial velocity to the projectile, conductive rails installed by robots in a configurationally controlled mechanism, and a conductive projectile with a payload area and thrusters. The projectile would follow a parabolic trajectory governed by gravity and ballistics equations. Materials for the rails and structures could be produced from aluminum and regolith extracted on Mars.

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    This document proposes an electromagnetic launch center on Mars to deliver packages over long distances. It would use electromagnetic propulsion based on Lorentz forces produced between conductive rails and a projectile. The main subsystems are a nuclear power plant, battery banks, capacitors and inductors to generate electromagnetic pulses, an injector to impart initial velocity to the projectile, conductive rails installed by robots in a configurationally controlled mechanism, and a conductive projectile with a payload area and thrusters. The projectile would follow a parabolic trajectory governed by gravity and ballistics equations. Materials for the rails and structures could be produced from aluminum and regolith extracted on Mars.

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    This document proposes an electromagnetic launch center on Mars to deliver packages over long distances. It would use electromagnetic propulsion based on Lorentz forces produced between conductive rails and a projectile. The main subsystems are a nuclear power plant, battery banks, capacitors and inductors to generate electromagnetic pulses, an injector to impart initial velocity to the projectile, conductive rails installed by robots in a configurationally controlled mechanism, and a conductive projectile with a payload area and thrusters. The projectile would follow a parabolic trajectory governed by gravity and ballistics equations. Materials for the rails and structures could be produced from aluminum and regolith extracted on Mars.

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    Electro Magnetic Launch Center: Brief Description

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    This document proposes an electromagnetic launch center on Mars to deliver packages over long distances. It would use electromagnetic propulsion based on Lorentz forces produced between conductive rails and a projectile. The main subsystems are a nuclear power plant, battery banks, capacitors and inductors to generate electromagnetic pulses, an injector to impart initial velocity to the projectile, conductive rails installed by robots in a configurationally controlled mechanism, and a conductive projectile with a payload area and thrusters. The projectile would follow a parabolic trajectory governed by gravity and ballistics equations. Materials for the rails and structures could be produced from aluminum and regolith extracted on Mars.

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    Electro Magnetic Launch Center

    Brief description

    K. Ortiz
    Mechanical Engineering

    Contents
    1. Electro Magnetic propulsion.
    2. Parabolic Shot
    3. Materials

    Preface
    This design is intended as a delivery system and Rocket Launcher. The main working principle is
    based on parabolic motion. The projectiles might be able to perform corrections on the flight path to
    assure a correct landing. Considering the Martian atmosphere in which oxygen is slightly present, we
    cannot use basic combustion propulsion systems (additional weight and volume into the vehicles to
    carry oxygen tanks to assist combustion). Additionally, due to the low atmospheric pressure the
    aerodynamics will have a very low effect, what makes difficult to utilize propulsion systems based
    on propellers. Thus, to overcome the challenge of effectively travel very long distances in the Martian
    surface and to outer atmosphere Electro Magnetic propulsion is proposed. The low effect of gravity
    in Mars makes it more reliable to reach long distances. It can deliver packages to remote distances in
    seconds, very adequate for emergencies, it can deliver water, food, oxygen, or specific materials to
    expeditionary crew members or to other Martian cities/stations.
    1.- Electro Magnetic Propulsion:
    The main principle is based on the Lorentz forces, which are produced due to the influence of a current
    through two conductive rails, and one conductive projectile causing a short circuit and producing
    impulsive forces in concordance with the following equation:
    𝐹 = 𝑖𝐿 × 𝐵 (1)
    The main subsystems for operating an Electromagnetic propulsion system are totally achievable in
    the Martian environment, also with the low gravity there, the projectiles can get nearly three times
    farther than in earth with the same amount of energy. The main subsystems are:
    a) Power supply
    b) Injector
    c) Conductive rails
    d) Projectile

    1.1 Power supply


    That kind of propulsion systems needs a great amount of power, so, a nuclear power plant must be
    placed nearly to the Launch center, the Martian surface allows to make such idea a reality (isolated
    from humans). The power produced need to be stored in a bank of batteries, that can be under the
    base of the rails. Then a series of banks of capacitors and inductors might be arranged to create a
    high-power Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). Well conductive systems might connect that power to the
    rails to close the circuit and provide the desired propulsion.

    1.2 Injector
    The projectile might enter the rails with an initial velocity to avoid welding over it, so, there are two
    systems proposed for this purpose, for common non-human package delivery, a light mechanism
    provides the initial velocity. In the other hand, for Rocket Launch, the effect of gravity can be used,
    placing rails down hills, connecting to the end of the launcher.

    1.3 Conductive rails


    The rails might be installed by IA robots, its configuration is based over a computationally controlled
    mechanism to configure the trajectory and reach different targets by changing the angle of inclination,
    while for the rocket launch the mechanism must align with the gravity rails. Rails can support the big
    forces exerted by the magnetic fields.
    1.4 Projectile
    The projectile must have a conductive case, a vibration absorption medium, space for the payload,
    like the woodpecker skull. On the edges it must have thrusters, to perform basic corrections on the
    flying path. Also, a coupling mechanism to fit in the rails.
    2. Parabolic shot
    That curved path was shown by Galileo to be a parabola. The study of such motions is called ballistics,
    and such a trajectory is a ballistic trajectory. The only force of significance that acts on the object is
    gravity, which acts downward, thus imparting to the object a downward acceleration. Because of the
    object's inertia, no external horizontal force is needed to maintain the horizontal velocity component
    of the object. Taking other forces into account, such as friction from aerodynamic drag or internal
    propulsion such as in a rocket, requires additional analysis. Since the Martian atmosphere is very light
    that effect of aerodynamic drag can be ignored. A ballistic missile is a missile only guided during the
    relatively brief initial powered phase of flight, and whose subsequent course is governed by the laws
    of classical mechanics.
    The components of the veolocities of fligh can be decomposed in cartesian coordinates, knowing the
    angle of inclination, as follows.

    The greatest height that the object will reach is known as the peak of the object's motion. The increase
    in height will last until the vertical velocities reach cero value. And can be calculated from the
    equation below.

    By varying the inclination angle different target points can be reached.


    3. Materials
    The materials for the electromagnetic rails must be obtained from the Martian resources, the
    conductive materials can be made out from aluminum which has been identified on the Martian
    surface. Regolith extracted and produced in large scale to produce the resources needed for the
    structural buildings.

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