This paper discusses the design approaches of an artillery system and
the developments of a computer-aided design analysis that automates th
e laborious and complicated design calculations for a complete howitze
r artillery system. From the initial input of a gun configuration at z
ero elevation and traversing angle, the analysis is capable of re-calc
ulating the change in active dimensions, positions and internal reacti
on forces of all the major sub-assemblies at any given new elevation a
nd traversing angle. This greatly reduces the time taken to re-analyse
the gun design for various gun configurations, with any design modifi
cations. The analysis also provides a better understanding of the desi
gn and characteristics of the gun as a whole because with these analys
is tools the designer is able to examine the effects of any modified c
omponents on other parts of the gun assembly with minimum time and eff
ort.