Non-lethal Rifle Gas Flow Controller for Adaptive Range
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Solution Overview
Problem
The range and effectiveness of non-lethal rifles are limited due to the need to avoid harming living targets, necessitating a solution that allows for controlled propulsion of non-lethal projectiles over longer distances without causing harm.
Innovation Solution
A non-lethal rifle with a gas flow controller that releases a controllable amount of gas into a chamber, ignited by an ignition unit to propel a projectile, with parameters determined by target information including range, environmental conditions, and user success rates, ensuring controlled impact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a non-lethal rifle uses fixed gas release to propel projectiles, then the structure is simple, but the range and impact control are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The gas release mechanism is made dynamically adjustable through a gas flow controller that can vary the amount of gas released based on real-time parameters such as target distance, environmental conditions, and desired impact level. This allows the same rifle system to adapt to multiple ranging and impact scenarios without requiring multiple fixed-configurated systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of gas volume released into the chamber based on input from sensors and controller logic. By varying the gas volume parameter, the system achieves different projectile velocities and ranges while maintaining a single unified device structure, thereby improving adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Length of moving object
If a non-lethal rifle increases gas release to extend range, then range is improved, but the risk of harming the target increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates sensors that detect target distance, environmental parameters, and projectile trajectory, feeding this information back to the controller. The controller then adjusts the gas release amount in real-time to achieve the desired range while maintaining impact within safe non-lethal thresholds. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures range extension does not compromise safety.
Solution Approach 2:
Rather than using a fixed high gas release setting for extended range, the system dynamically adjusts the gas volume based on actual shooting conditions. When the target is farther away, more gas is released to extend range; when the target is closer, less gas is released to maintain safe impact levels. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between range and safety.
3Manufacturing precision
If a non-lethal rifle uses controllable gas release based on target information, then impact control is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller automatically processes sensor data and determines the appropriate gas release amount without requiring manual intervention or complex external control systems. The system serves itself by integrating sensing, calculation, and actuation functions within a single automated control loop, improving impact precision while limiting the increase in operational complexity.
4Ease of operation
If a non-lethal rifle uses fixed propulsion force, then the device is simple to operate, but the effectiveness varies with range and conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The controller automatically adjusts gas release based on sensor input without requiring the operator to manually calculate or adjust settings. This maintains ease of operation as the interface remains simple (trigger pull), while the internal system handles the complexity of adapting to different ranges and environmental conditions, thereby preserving both simplicity and reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables extended range and controlled impact of non-lethal projectiles, enhancing the rifle's effectiveness and safety by adjusting gas release based on target and environmental data, ensuring minimal harm to the target.
Implementation Method 1
igniting the gas in the chamber thereby generating an explosion that propels the ammunition towards the target
Implementation Method 2
igniting the gas in the chamber thereby generating an explosion that propels the ammunition towards the target
Data Source
AI summary
A non-lethal rifle that may include a chamber, a barrel, a gas flow controller that is configured to release, following a trigger, a controllable amount of gas into the chamber; wherein the controllable amount of gas is determined based on, at least, information regarding a target; and an ignition unit that is configured to ignite the gas within a chamber thereby causing a controlled explosion that propels a non-lethal projectile through the chamber, the barrel and towards the target.