Mark IV Rail Gun Design

In order to minimize errors resulting from the rail gun design, we have decided to use a CNC to create the encasing. Due to the complexity of the experiment involving exchanging metal rods for each trial, a user friendly method was also easier to achieve designing the encasing on a CAD first.

 

AutoCAD Inventor was used for the design of the encasing

 

VCarve Vector Coordinates for CNC G-Code

 

Fully Milled Out Design

 

Two bolts were used to hold the rail gun together at the front, and a grip was used on the back. This allowed for easy removal of the rods after they have been spent.