The purpose of the EM sled is providing test environment for other applications, including something like this rocket sled for ICBM test,
but with even higher speed.
该项目将为先进材料、
高速空气动力学、
冲击与碰撞力学等民用前沿基础科学探索研究提供测试保障条件,也可以为制导、引信、惯性导航、救生等前沿装备研制提供新一代高性能试验测试环境。
It is also worthy to note that as the report said
据央视报道,中国
阶段性建成并成功运行世界首个电磁驱动地面超高速试验设施 ——“电磁橇”,它可以将吨级及以上物体最高加速到 1030 公里 / 小时的速度,这也创造了大质量超高速电磁推进技术的世界最高速度纪录。
This 1000km/h is first phase, there will be even higher speed coming.
Another patent from BUAA stated intention of 1000m/s top speed and 10G acceleration for the same purpose (such as ground test of high speed weapon).
期望可以实现0~10g的地面加速度和1000m/s以上的地面运行直线速度,主要用于
航空、航天等武器装备系统以及民用高新技术产品在高速度、高加速度运行过程中的技术问题研究。
The reported project is led by CAS, the patent is from BUAA, but the two could be related as they are for the same purpose and BUAA top scientists are members of CAS.
It also worth to note that the track in this patent is high temperature superconductor EM elevation. Its magnet is at liquid nitrogen temperature, unlike Japan's EDS Maglev which is at liquid helium temperature.
Just in case someone may argue, EDS magnet is inside liquid helium tank which then is inside liquid nitrogen, so the temperature of the magnet is at temperature of liquid helium.