Trace Evidence Projectiles with Oxygen Filtration and Variable Geometry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional missiles and bomb systems face limitations in flexibility, safety, and efficiency due to volatile oxidizers and limited deployment options, particularly in creating and recovering trace evidence at crime scenes, and in penetrating targets effectively.
Innovation Solution
The development of missiles with variable geometry and oxygen filtration systems for enriched oxidizer load, combined with actuator deployment mechanisms for secure implantation in walls and flexible warhead options, along with projectiles designed for trace evidence collection and recovery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If conventional missiles use volatile oxidizers for explosive payloads, then explosive power is achieved, but safety deteriorates due to increased volatility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters of the oxidizer from conventional highly volatile substances to less volatile alternatives, maintaining explosive power while improving safety. This involves adjusting the chemical formula and physical properties of the oxidizer to reduce its sensitivity to shock and temperature while preserving its oxygen-rich characteristics for combustion support.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs composite oxidizer formulations that combine multiple substances to achieve both high oxygen content for explosive power and low volatility for safety. The composite structure allows different materials to complement each other, providing the necessary oxidizing capability while the overall formulation exhibits reduced volatility and improved handling safety.
2Ease of manufacture
If missiles use fixed geometry design, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability deteriorates for different deployment scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements variable geometry components in the missile design, such as adjustable inlet shapes and deployable structures, that can change configuration during flight or deployment. This allows the same missile platform to adapt to different operational scenarios, target types, and deployment requirements while maintaining a relatively simple base structure for manufacturing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the missile into modular segments with standardized interfaces, allowing different geometry configurations to be assembled from common components. This segmentation enables flexibility in deployment scenarios while keeping individual component manufacturing simple and reusable across multiple configurations.
3Power
If missiles carry full oxidizer load from launch, then explosive capability is maximized, but weight increases reducing transportation efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary oxidation processes during the missile's flight or deployment sequence, allowing the oxidizer to be generated or activated in-situ rather than carrying the complete oxidizer load from launch. This preliminary action occurs at optimal points in the mission timeline, reducing initial weight while ensuring full oxidizer capability is achieved when needed for the explosive payload.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary substances or mechanisms that facilitate oxidizer generation or delivery at the target. Instead of transporting the complete oxidizer load, an intermediary compound or system is carried that can convert to or produce the required oxidizer at the point of use, reducing transportation weight while maintaining explosive capability.
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AI summary
New projectiles specialized for creating and recovering trace evidence at a crime scene are provided. A wide variety of embodiments are provided, covering several use scenarios—including, but not limited to, home security devices, which may be built into an entryway or other building structure, and law enforcement guns. In some embodiments, a projectile within a projectile is provided, which fires in the direction of a primary impact. A sampler device is provided within some projectiles, which may comprise tracing barbs, containers for analytes and even a hypodermic extraction apparatus. In some embodiments, projectiles have rebounding devices, which may overlap with aspects of the sampler device, for developing distance from a criminal suspect. Other aspects, such as GPS, fasteners and defense mechanisms, are also disclosed, which encourage recovery by the authorized user and deter interception.