Detachable Arrow Payload Module for Weight Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bow hunting arrows face challenges in adding weight without recalibrating the bow, locating missed arrows, and tracking wounded animals efficiently, due to issues with weight distribution, transmitter durability, and performance impact.
Innovation Solution
A hunting arrow design featuring a detachable transmitter assembly with a compression fitting and barbed hooks that securely attaches to the arrow shaft, allowing for weight addition without recalibration and enabling efficient tracking of wounded animals by broadcasting its location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If weight is added to the arrow to increase force and damage, then the arrow's penetrating power is improved, but the bow must be re-calibrated which requires significant time and commitment
Solution Approach 1:
The arrow is divided into a standard arrow body and a separate detachable payload module. The payload module can be attached or removed without affecting the arrow's flight characteristics, allowing weight addition without bow re-calibration. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by enabling force enhancement while maintaining the original arrow's calibrated performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The weight addition feature is extracted from the arrow shaft itself and placed into a separate detachable payload module. This allows the arrow to maintain its original calibrated specifications while the payload provides the necessary weight and force enhancement when needed, eliminating the need for permanent modification or bow re-calibration.
2Loss of information
If a transmitter is added to the arrow to locate missed shots and track wounded animals, then tracking capability is improved, but the arrow becomes more expensive and may require recalibration
Solution Approach 1:
The transmitter system is segmented into a separate detachable payload module rather than being integrated into the arrow shaft. This allows the transmitter to be added as an optional component that provides tracking capability without permanently complicating the arrow structure or requiring recalibration of the arrow's flight characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable payload module serves multiple functions: it can provide weight addition for increased force, carry a transmitter for location tracking, or be removed entirely for standard arrow use. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by allowing enhanced capabilities when needed while maintaining simplicity and cost-effectiveness for basic use.
3Speed
If the arrow diameter is reduced to decrease wind resistance, then the arrow's aerodynamic performance is improved, but the arrow becomes more susceptible to cross wind effects
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable payload module can be configured with weight distribution that counteracts the destabilizing effect of reduced diameter. By adding strategic weight in the payload module, the center of gravity and moment of inertia are adjusted to compensate for the smaller arrow diameter, maintaining stability against cross winds while preserving the aerodynamic benefits of reduced diameter.
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AI summary
An apparatus for adding weight to an arrow and a system and method of correcting the trajectory of the arrow with the added weight is disclosed and described. The arrow can include a compensator designed to fit as a sleeve on a shaft of the arrow and the compensator has diameter that is larger than a diameter of the shaft of the arrow. The arrow sleeve is configured to strengthen the front part of the arrow shaft and may be configured to enable a user to aim the arrow with a bow that has been sighted for a standard arrow.