Non-lethal Waterborne Threat Deterrent Net Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing waterborne threat interception devices lack versatility, reusability, and non-toxic deployment methods, often requiring complex setups and leaving toxic residues.
Innovation Solution
A deployable net interdiction device that can be submerged or floating, deploying torpedo-like projectiles with buoyancy bladders to entrap targets, allowing for remote activation, reusability, and non-toxic operation, compatible with various launch systems and vessels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional waterborne threat interception devices are used, then threat detection capability is provided, but toxic residues are left in the water and the devices lack reusability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces chemical interception methods with a mechanical/net-based interception system. The device uses deployable nets and physical barriers to intercept waterborne threats, eliminating the need for toxic chemical agents while maintaining effective threat detection and interception capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The device transitions from a stationary configuration to a deployed configuration where nets and interceptors are extended into the water column. This parameter change enables the system to provide effective interception coverage while maintaining a compact, reusable form when not in use
2Reliability
If complex deployment setups are used, then threat interception capability is improved, but device complexity and ease of deployment are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into modular components including a floatation device, separately storable nets, interceptors, and detection systems. Each module can be independently deployed and configured, simplifying the overall deployment process while maintaining comprehensive threat interception capability
Solution Approach 2:
The nets and interceptors are pre-configured and stored in ready-to-deploy positions on the floatation device. This preliminary preparation allows for rapid deployment without complex assembly procedures, reducing deployment complexity while ensuring effective interception capability is immediately available
3Productivity
If disposable devices are used, then deployment speed is improved, but reusability and cost-effectiveness are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The device is designed to be recovered after use rather than discarded. The floatation device, nets, and interceptors can be retrieved, inspected, and reused for subsequent deployments, improving cost-effectiveness while maintaining rapid redeployment capability through the durable, modular design
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
Enables efficient, versatile, and non-toxic interception of waterborne threats from various platforms, with reusable and compact designs that do not leave toxic by-products, effectively deterring or capturing targets without lethal means.
Implementation Method 1
buoyancy bladders contained by the projectiles will inflate and will cause the net to rise toward the surface of the water
Implementation Method 2
the projectiles propelled by the momentum imparted by the firing mechanism (e.g. pneumatic, compressed gas, gas generator or chemical propulsion)
Data Source
AI summary
An interdiction device that includes a net for trapping and containing a target swimmer, diver or water-borne vessel. The net is deployed from the interdiction device that is either initially submerged in a body of water or floating on the surface of the body of water. The net is deployed either below the surface of the water in one embodiment or on the surface of the water depending on the desired function.