Portable Laser Weapon Optics for Lightweight Precision Targeting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable laser weapons are bulky, heavy, and lack efficient targeting and stabilization mechanisms, limiting their practicality and effectiveness in various applications.
Innovation Solution
A human-portable laser weapon system with a lightweight design, utilizing a fiber optic cable for laser emission, a tripod for steadiness, and inertial stabilization, along with automatic focusing and direction correction, enabling precise targeting and efficient power management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If existing portable laser weapons are designed with conventional components, then they can deliver sufficient laser power, but they become bulky and heavy
Solution Approach 1:
The laser weapon system is divided into separate functional modules: a laser source unit, a power supply unit, and a control unit. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently for weight and power efficiency, reducing the overall burden while maintaining sufficient laser power output for target engagement
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic power management where the laser output can be adjusted in real-time based on target distance and type. The power supply uses high-energy-density batteries with dynamic discharge control, delivering peak power only when needed for laser emission, thereby reducing average weight requirements while maintaining combat effectiveness
2Stability of the object's composition
If existing portable laser weapons are designed with conventional components, then they can maintain stability, but they lack efficient targeting and stabilization mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates inertial measurement units (IMUs) and gyroscopes that continuously monitor the weapon's orientation and movement. This feedback is processed by a control algorithm that automatically adjusts the laser beam direction and triggers firing at optimal moments, providing stabilization without requiring complex mechanical stabilization mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical stabilization and aiming mechanisms with electronic and optical systems. Digital image processing and computer vision algorithms analyze target position and movement, substituting mechanical aiming devices with software-based target acquisition and tracking systems that reduce overall device complexity while improving precision
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 achieves precise and efficient laser targeting with a lightweight design, capable of engaging various battlefield targets, including drones and soldiers, with high power output and effective beam control.
Implementation Method 1
a laser emitter, and a power control module for controlling provision of power from the battery to the laser emitter
Implementation Method 2
a fiber optic cable attached to the case and to the directional component for transferring laser radiation from the case to the directional component
Implementation Method 3
a directional component for directing laser output to a specific direction and for focusing the laser output
Implementation Method 4
wherein the case is arranged for passive cooling of the laser emitter
Data Source
AI summary
A laser weapon system including a case including a battery, an inverter for charging the battery, a laser emitter, and a power control module for controlling provision of power from the battery to the laser emitter, a directional component for directing laser output to a specific direction and for focusing the laser output, an aiming component attached to the directional component for aiming the laser output, and a fiber optic cable attached to the case and to the directional component for transferring laser radiation from the case to the directional component, wherein the case is arranged for passive cooling of the laser emitter, and the aiming component includes a range finder for measuring a range to a target and providing the range to automatic laser focusing optics in the directional component for focusing the laser output at the measured range. Related apparatus and methods are also described.