Coil Gun Progress

Accidentally put too much voltage through my circuit and fried many components... Led me to learning abt inductance tho, so still call it a win :)

Lots of testing. Bigger coils, bigger projectile, new circuits.

Wrote python program to simulate current and field strength in a coil based on relevant parameters. Physics is great!

Designed and tested circuits for control and measurement of important values (capacitor voltage, projectile position/speed etc.)

Double coils, double speed? Need a way to measure velocity, but seems to be working :)

Redesigned PCB to fire with capacitors. Also simplified MOSFET driver and removed need for microcontroller

Designed the first PSB for manufacturing. My first time designing a PCB ever :)

First tests using triggers to start and stop current

Designed an soldered prototype PCBs to control current to the coil

Will be using these to automatically manage current in the coil based on location of the projectile

Wound coil and tested a launcher using a single coil

Designed and printed the first version of the coil holder