A ballistic target based on an electromagnetic
catapult-assisted three-stage
light gas gun includes a first-stage gas propulsion section, an electromagnetic
catapult device, an armature, a first-stage
piston, a first-stage high-pressure pump
pipe, a first- and second-stage connecting mechanism, a second-stage pump
pipe, a second-stage
piston, a second- and third-stage connecting mechanism, a
projectile, a launch tube, an
expansion tank, a
test chamber, and a measurement and
control system. The first-stage
gas chamber releases high-pressure gas to drive the armature and the first-stage
piston forward and out of the first-stage gas pump
pipe. Within the first-stage
electromagnetic pump pipe, the armature pushes the first-stage piston to move and compress the light gas under the combined action of the high-pressure gas thrust and electromagnetic force. The high-pressure light gas in the second-stage
gas chamber breaks through the second-stage diaphragm, pushing the second-stage piston to compress the light gas in the second-stage pump pipe. The high-temperature and high-pressure light gas in the third-stage
gas chamber breaks through the third-stage diaphragm, driving the
projectile at high speed out of the launch tube, through the
expansion tank, and into the
test chamber. The present invention improves the driving capacity of traditional three-stage light gas guns by several times, and has better and more controllable interior ballistic performance. It is also
safer, cleaner, and more efficient.