Gas Generator Launcher with Venting Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional projectile delivery systems rely on costly and hazardous propulsion technologies like casted grains or liquid propellants, posing storage and infrastructure challenges, necessitating a low-cost, safe, and non-hazardous alternative.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a gas generator within a launcher to produce gas for propelling projectiles, accompanied by a targeting system for precise direction and a venting system to control gas exhaust for desired velocities, allowing for convenient storage and use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If casted grains or liquid propellants are used for propulsion, then the projectile can be delivered toward the target, but the system becomes costly and hazardous with large storage risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional chemical propulsion systems (casted grains or liquid propellants) with a gas generator that uses a chemical reaction to produce gas. This substitution eliminates the need for hazardous propellants while maintaining the ability to deliver projectiles. The gas generator produces gas that is then directed through a venting system to propel the projectile, thereby improving storage safety while reducing the complexity of propellant handling and storage infrastructure.
2Ease of operation
If conventional propellants are used, then the projectile can be propelled, but the infrastructure for storage and preparation becomes complex and hazardous
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the hazardous propellant storage and preparation requirements from the system by using a gas generator that produces gas on-demand. This extraction eliminates the need for complex storage infrastructure for dangerous materials, making the system easier to operate in field conditions. The gas is generated locally and directed through a venting system, removing the burden of maintaining hazardous storage facilities while preserving projectile delivery capability.
3Speed
If gas is produced quickly to direct the project, then the projectile can be delivered at desired velocity, but the gas must be precisely controlled through venting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a venting system with adjustable openings that allow dynamic control of gas exhaust. The venting system includes multiple openings that can be opened or closed based on the desired projectile velocity and range. This dynamic adjustment mechanism enables precise control over the gas flow and consequently the projectile's speed and trajectory, achieving high velocity delivery while managing the complexity through programmable control logic.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides a cost-effective, safe, and flexible means of delivering projectiles, enabling precise targeting with controlled velocities and ranges, suitable for various applications without the hazards associated with traditional propellants.
Implementation Method 1
a gas generator that produces enough gas within a certain period of time to direct the project from the launcher toward the target
Implementation Method 2
a venting system that exhausts a particular amount of gas from the launcher in order to direct the project from the launcher at a desired velocity
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments relate to a system and method for delivering a projectile toward a target. The system includes a launcher and a propulsion system positioned within the launcher. The propulsion system includes a gas generator that produces enough gas within a certain period of time to direct the projectile from the launcher toward the target. The system for delivering a projectile may further include a targeting system that collects data regarding the location of the target. In addition, the launcher may include a venting system that exhausts a particular amount of gas from the launcher in order to direct the projectile from the launcher at a desired velocity based on data received from the targeting system.