Clay-Pigeon Projectile With Delayed Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional non-lethal riot control projectiles and launch systems face limitations in reducing the possibility of direct hitting and are restricted by the range over which they are effective and safe, primarily due to pyrotechnic or pneumatic mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
The development of non-lethal projectiles with a payload carrier, an incapacitating agent, and an activating mechanism that includes a sensor and timer or a receiver for activating the agent, which are launched using a separate device with a solid arm, allowing for delayed or signal-activated incapacitation over a crowd.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If pyrotechnic or pneumatic mechanisms are used to launch non-lethal projectiles, then the projectiles can be delivered to controlled areas, but the possibility of direct hitting and limited operational range increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the propellant from the projectile itself, separating the launching function (performed by a solid arm launcher) from the projectile design. This allows the projectile to be simply propelled without carrying pyrotechnic or pneumatic mechanisms, reducing direct hitting risk while maintaining effective operational range through controlled launch parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a solid arm launcher as an intermediary mechanism between the operator and the projectile. This mediator provides precise control over projectile delivery, allowing adjustment of launch parameters to optimize both safety (reducing direct hits) and effectiveness (maintaining operational range) without relying on pyrotechnic or pneumatic systems embedded in the projectile.
2Ease of operation
If pyrotechnic or pneumatic mechanisms are used in launchers, then projectiles can be propelled, but the device complexity and safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes pyrotechnic and pneumatic mechanisms from the launcher system, extracting these complex components entirely. The simplified solid arm launcher relies on basic mechanical principles, significantly reducing device complexity while maintaining ease of operation through straightforward manual or motorized arm movement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex pyrotechnic or pneumatic mechanical systems with a simpler solid arm mechanical system. This substitution eliminates the need for combustibles, pressurized gases, and associated safety mechanisms, resulting in a launcher that is both simpler in construction and easier to operate safely.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional bullet-like or shell-like projectiles are used, then they can be shoved through tubes by concentrated gas, but the kinetic damage from direct hitting increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional projectile approach by using a flat, disc-shaped design instead of traditional bullet-like or shell-like forms. This inverted geometry fundamentally changes the impact characteristics, distributing force over a larger area and significantly reducing kinetic damage from direct hits while maintaining ease of manufacture through simple molding processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameters of the projectile, specifically its shape and mass distribution. By transitioning from a concentrated bullet shape to a distributed disc shape, the projectile's impact parameters are modified to reduce harmful kinetic effects while maintaining manufacturability through standard molding techniques.
4Loss of time
If the activating mechanism uses a sensor and timer, then delayed activation is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service through the use of a sensor that automatically detects launch conditions and triggers the timer mechanism. This self-activating system eliminates the need for manual timing intervention, achieving precise delayed activation while minimizing operational complexity by allowing the system to manage its own timing sequence autonomously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual or complex mechanical timing mechanisms with electronic or pyrotechnic timer systems that can be precisely controlled. This substitution enables accurate delayed activation through electronic counting or controlled burn rates, achieving time precision without requiring complex mechanical gear systems or manual intervention.
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AI summary
A crowd control projectile includes a payload carrier, an incapacitating agent inside the payload carrier, and an activating mechanism for activating the incapacitating agent. The activating mechanism includes a sensor and a timer. The timer delays the activation until a predetermined delay after the sensor senses that the projectile has been launched. Alternatively, the activating mechanism includes a receiver for receiving an activation signal after the projectile has been launched. Preferably, the projectile has the shape of a clay pigeon. A launcher of such a projectile includes a communication mechanism for transmitting a timing signal or an activation signal to the projectile and an arm for launching the projectile by direct contact. To control a crowd, the projectile is launched over the crowd by direct contact with a solid arm and the activating mechanism is used to activate the incapacitating agent when the projectile is above the crowd.