Integrated Laser Filter Antenna for Projectile Velocity Sensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current standalone devices for measuring projectile velocity and filtering harmful laser illumination are cumbersome and not integrated with weapons, affecting accuracy and user safety.
Innovation Solution
A light filter antenna integrated with a weapon, featuring a housing with a filter unit and radar antennae, capable of capturing projectile velocity and filtering out harmful laser illumination, is provided.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If standalone devices are used to measure projectile velocity and filter laser illumination, then measurement and filtration functions are provided, but the device becomes cumbersome and bulky
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the radar antenna and optical filter into a single integrated unit. The radar antenna is deposited directly onto the surface of the optical filter, creating a unified device that performs both projectile velocity measurement and laser illumination filtering functions simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate standalone devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated light filter antenna serves multiple functions: it acts as an optical filter to block harmful laser wavelengths, a radar antenna to measure projectile velocity, and can be mounted on various weapon systems. This multi-functionality reduces the overall number of components needed while maintaining comprehensive protective and measurement capabilities.
2Device complexity
If radar antennae are deposited on filter unit surface, then integration is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical assembly methods with vapor deposition or sputtering techniques to create the radar antenna. This thin-film deposition process allows the antenna to be formed directly on the filter surface at the molecular level, achieving high precision without complex mechanical alignment and assembly operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state and deposition parameters of the antenna material during manufacturing. By controlling vapor deposition or sputtering parameters such as temperature, pressure, and material flux, the antenna structure is formed with precise control over thickness, composition, and geometric pattern, achieving required manufacturing precision through parameter optimization.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The integrated light filter antenna enhances accuracy by minimizing encumbrance and providing effective laser protection, allowing users to visualize targets while measuring projectile velocity.
Implementation Method 1
The filter unit can be configured to prevent light having a threshold wavelength from passing through the filter unit
Implementation Method 2
The one or more radar antennae can be configured to capture a velocity of a projectile fired from the weapon
Implementation Method 3
The one or more radar antennae can include a Doppler radar. The Doppler radar can operate at a frequency to detect the projectile near a distal end of a barrel on the weapon
Implementation Method 4
The conductive element can be electrically connected to the one or more radar antennae. The light filter antenna can also include a power supply connected to the one or more radar antennae via the conductive element
Data Source
AI summary
A light filter antenna configured to be used with a weapon is provided. The light filter antenna includes a housing, a filter unit disposed within the housing, and one or more radar antennae deposited on a surface of the filter unit. The filter unit can be configured to prevent light having a threshold wavelength from passing through the filter unit. The one or more radar antennae can be configured to capture a velocity of a projectile fired from the weapon. A method of manufacturing a light filter antenna is provided. The method includes depositing one or more radar antennae on a filter unit and installing the filter unit within a housing. The filter unit can be configured to prevent light having a threshold wavelength from passing through the filter unit. The one or more radar antennae can be configured to capture a velocity of a projectile fired from a weapon.