High-Power Pulse Sequence Control for Target Disruption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing high-power electromagnetic (HPEM) systems struggle to effectively disrupt or destroy electronic targets due to insufficient energy coupling and high dissipation rates, leading to inadequate cumulative effects.
Innovation Solution
A control device coordinates high-power pulse sequences to synchronize energy input with dissipation rates, using multiple pulse sources to achieve temporal superposition and accumulation, ensuring the energy input exceeds dissipation thresholds, thereby disrupting or destroying the target.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If high-power electromagnetic pulses are used to disrupt or destroy electronic targets, then the energy input into the target increases, but the dissipation rate also increases, leading to insufficient cumulative effects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies periodic action by using a sequence of repeated high-power electromagnetic pulses instead of a single pulse. The control device coordinates multiple pulse sources to emit pulses at specific time intervals, creating a periodic energy input pattern that accumulates in the target before dissipation can occur, thereby overcoming the high dissipation rate through cumulative effect
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-calculating and storing dissipation data for different target types in the control device. This preliminary information about target dissipation characteristics allows the system to optimize pulse sequences in advance, selecting parameters that ensure cumulative energy input exceeds dissipation thresholds for the specific target being engaged
2Use of energy by moving object
If multiple pulse sources are coordinated to increase energy coupling, then the cumulative energy input increases, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies merging by combining multiple pulse sources under a single control device that coordinates their operation. The control device integrates the output of multiple pulse sources into a unified pulse sequence, allowing cumulative energy input to increase while managing system complexity through centralized coordination rather than independent control of each source
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by dynamically adjusting pulse timing, duration, and intensity parameters based on pre-stored dissipation data. The control device modifies these parameters to optimize cumulative energy coupling for different target types, achieving high cumulative energy input through parameter optimization rather than simply increasing the number of pulse sources
3Reliability
If pulse sequences are optimized to exceed dissipation thresholds, then the disruption effectiveness increases, but the precision of timing and coordination increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by using pre-acquired dissipation data about target characteristics to optimize pulse sequence parameters. The control device uses this feedback information to adjust timing and coordination of multiple pulse sources, ensuring that cumulative energy input reliably exceeds dissipation thresholds while managing timing precision requirements through informed parameter selection
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 method enhances the effective range and efficiency of HPEM systems by ensuring cumulative energy input exceeds dissipation limits, causing temporary or permanent disruption of electronic components.
Implementation Method 1
The pulse source arrangement (12) is configured to generate and emit a pulse sequence (6) of high-power pulses (8a-c) towards a target (4)
Implementation Method 2
Each of the high-power pulses (8a-c) therefore makes a presumably expected input (of energy / power / temperature / ...) into the target
Data Source
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AI summary
A control device (10) contains an input (34) and/or a memory (36) for known pulse properties (22a-c) of a high-power pulse (8a-e) and assumed input properties (26a-c) and dissipation properties (32a-c) of a target (4), and an output (18), and determines a pulse sequence (6) of the high-power pulses (8a-e) such that, based on the pulse properties (22a-c) and the input properties (26a-c), a cumulative input (38) into the target (4) by the radiated high-power pulses (8a-e) is to be expected, which is greater than the cumulative dissipation (40) in the target expected based on the dissipation properties (32a-c), such that an excess accumulation (42) is established in the target (4), according to which a desired disruption or destruction of the target (4) is to be expected, and generates a the control signal (16) representing the pulse sequence (6) and outputs it at the output (18).An irradiation device (2) contains the control device (10) and a pulse source arrangement (12) that generates the high-power pulses (8a-e) in the form of the pulse sequence (6) represented by the control signal (16) and radiates them toward the target (4). In one method, the control signal is generated with the aid of the control device (10) or the irradiation device (2). In one method, the target is irradiated with the pulse sequence (6) with the aid of the irradiation device (2).