Electronic Weapon Compliance Signal Generation and Electrode Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic weaponry has limitations in accuracy, range, and functionality, making it inadequate for multiple target control and customization needs in anti-terrorism, law enforcement, and security applications, with inefficient battery use and limited data communication capabilities.
Innovation Solution
An electronic weapon system that can perform both local and remote stun functions without operator intervention, featuring a deployment unit with multiple cartridges for varying ranges and functions, a launch device with advanced user interfaces, and improved data communication, allowing for customizable stimulus signals and extended battery life.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional electronic weaponry uses a single stimulus signal for all applications, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability for different applications (anti-terrorism, law enforcement, security) deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic weapon system is designed to perform multiple functions including local stun, remote stun, and data communication capabilities. The system can deliver different stimulus signals (compliance signals, warning signals, data signals) through the same electrode deployment mechanism, allowing a single device to serve multiple law enforcement and security applications without requiring separate specialized weapons for each function
2Manufacturing precision
If electrodes are stored closer together for compactness, then the device size is reduced, but the accuracy of electrode impact on target deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The electrodes are stored in a compact nested configuration within the weapon housing, with each electrode rolled or folded into a compact form that fits within the device. Upon activation, the electrodes are deployed outward to achieve the required separation distance for accurate target impact, allowing the system to maintain both compact storage and accurate deployment
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-calculates and pre-positions the electrode deployment trajectory and separation distance before activation. The control system prepares the electrode ejection mechanism with the correct force and angle to ensure that electrodes reach the optimal separation distance (minimum 7 inches) at the moment of target impact, thereby ensuring accuracy without requiring the electrodes to be permanently fixed at that distance
3Duration of action of moving object
If the battery provides continuous power for extended operations, then the duration of action is increased, but the energy consumption rate increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic weapon system uses periodic pulsed discharge of the battery power rather than continuous power delivery. The stimulus signals are delivered in controlled pulses to the target, with intervals between pulses allowing the battery to partially recharge or conserve energy. This periodic operation mode extends battery life while maintaining effective stun and compliance functions during active engagement
4Adaptability or versatility
If conventional electronic weaponry provides only one stimulus signal, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability for different operational scenarios deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic weapon system incorporates a dynamic control system that can select and deliver different types of stimulus signals based on the operational scenario. The system includes multiple signal generation circuits that can be activated depending on whether the situation requires compliance signals, warning signals, or data communication signals. This dynamic adaptability allows the same hardware platform to respond appropriately to varying law enforcement and security requirements
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system enhances accuracy and functionality, enabling effective control of multiple targets with longer range and battery life, while facilitating data gathering and analysis through improved user interfaces and customizable stimulus signals.
Implementation Method 1
a propellant that propels a set of electrodes away from the launch device and toward a target
Implementation Method 2
an electronic weapon system that delivers a stimulus signal sufficient to interfere with a target's control of its skeletal muscles
Data Source
AI summary
A method for immobilization of a human or animal target passes a current through a circuit that includes tissue of the target. The current causes pain compliance or interferes with skeletal muscle control by the target. The method includes in any practical order: (a) generating a first compliance signal of the current, the first compliance signal having a first maximum amplitude; and (b) generating a second compliance signal of the current, the second compliance signal having a second maximum amplitude. The absolute value of the second maximum amplitude is less than the absolute value of the first maximum amplitude. A system that performs such a method may include a processor, a signal generator, and electrodes or terminals for forming the circuit through tissue of the target. Systems, according to various aspects of the present invention, may include stun guns, dart weapons, electronic control devices, electrified projectiles, and mines, to name a few applications.