WO1999052771A1 - Dispositif non mortel d'interdiction de zone a pointage automatique - Google Patents

Dispositif non mortel d'interdiction de zone a pointage automatique Download PDF

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WO1999052771A1
WO1999052771A1 PCT/US1998/019513 US9819513W WO9952771A1 WO 1999052771 A1 WO1999052771 A1 WO 1999052771A1 US 9819513 W US9819513 W US 9819513W WO 9952771 A1 WO9952771 A1 WO 9952771A1
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darts
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James F. Mcnulty, Sr.
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Resnick, Barnet
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Priority to EP98946112A priority Critical patent/EP0993403A4/fr
Publication of WO1999052771A1 publication Critical patent/WO1999052771A1/fr

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H13/00—Means of attack or defence not otherwise provided for
    • F41H13/0012—Electrical discharge weapons, e.g. for stunning
    • F41H13/0025—Electrical discharge weapons, e.g. for stunning for remote electrical discharge via conducting wires, e.g. via wire-tethered electrodes shot at a target
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B12/00—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material
    • F42B12/02—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect
    • F42B12/36—Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material characterised by the warhead or the intended effect for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling ; for transmitting information
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B8/00—Practice or training ammunition
    • F42B8/28—Land or marine mines; Depth charges

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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of non-lethal area denial devices for use in military applications.
  • the invention relates more specifically to mine-like devices employing high voltage projectiles to temporarily disable personnel in a predetermined region and to deployment of such devices in large numbers by launchers, aircraft drops and the like.
  • Non-lethal, force protection munitions could be dispersed in volume by various mortar like devices such as the "Volcano" canisters in current military use. or the devices may be dropped from aircraft. This presents some unique challenges in that the device when launched will tumble, spin, bounce and roll, depending on the ballistics and the type and characteristics of the landing site. Its final resting position can not be predicted due to the multitude of variables.
  • the device uses TASER® technology to incapacitate at distances over 3 feet by firing one or more high voltage wire leads at a subject. It incapacitates the subject by overriding the brain's motor control signals by passing a very low power pulse current through nerves and muscles between either two high voltage wires or one wire and earth. ' The wires attach to the subject by barbs, burrs, darts or adhesives. If another live wire or wires attached to the same circuit should miss and fall to earth, this would load down or short circuit the Taser circuit making the wires attached to the subject ineffective.
  • the wire or wires must be fired at an upward angle to hit in an area more than one foot and less than six feet above the ground. It is also desirable to establish an electrical earth connection so that the option to incapacitate between the two wires or from one wire to earth is available.
  • the present invention employs the well proven non-lethal TASER® weapon and configures it as a non-lethal area denial device, similar to a anti-personnel mine, with multiple independent standoff incapacitation devices that can temporarily incapacitate a subject without injury when activated by sensors.
  • the TASER® device has been proven safe by 18 years of use by over 400 law enforcement agencies and by many studies, including one by the Medical Director of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission.
  • the TASER® alternative to the landmine will not cause deaths or injuries if accidentally actuated by friendly forces or innocent civilians.
  • This non-lethal TASER® Area Denial Device can be deployed to prevent enemy reconnaissance troops or small raiding parties from penetrating lines.
  • the TASER® devices will incapacitate many of the forward line of the enemy (and any enemy troops that touch the incapacitated troops).
  • the TASER® devices also instill strong fear into any remaining troops due to the human's inherent fear of electricity. This will give "ready troops" time to respond and even counterattack without resistance by the enemy's front line troops.
  • the non-lethal TASER® Area Denial Device can also be deployed to keep opposing forces within their assigned areas to prevent conflicts using minimal forces.
  • the TASER® devices may also be used to prevent subjects from following forces when they are withdrawing from an area
  • the inventive device comprises a non-lethal alternative to the anti-personnel landmine.
  • the TASER® alternative uses electronic stun capability in combination with a landmine housing and deployment system.
  • the device can cover a radius of 15 feet (30 feet possible) and can be triggered by various sensors. Although the TASER® device would cause no deaths or injuries if accidentally triggered by friendly forces.
  • This invention comprises improvements which address the issue of deployment. Regardless of which of the two flat sides of the device is in the up position, it provides the ability to launch the proper set of wires at an upward angle to intercept the subject when the target subject is in the correct position. It also simultaneously establishes a ground wire connection and prevents the second (downward facing) unusable set of wires from loading or short circuiting.
  • the possibility of the device landing on the radius edge is eliminated by shaping the housing to make it unstable on that plane
  • the device will fall over onto one of two flat stable surfaces irrespective of where it initially impacts the ground.
  • Grounding of one of the unusable wires is prevented by a slidable shutter or gate which blocks launch of one of the lower set wires even when the device senses an intrusion into its trip space.
  • the shutter or gate is gravity sensitive and automatically settles into a blocking position as soon as the device comes to rest.
  • FIG.1 is a top view of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a front view
  • FIG. 3 is a side view
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic drawing of trip range in a preferred embodiment.
  • the invention utilizes two Taser cartridges (1 ) connected to a high voltage transformer (2) from a single Taser circuit (3). Each cartridge is aimed at a small angle toward its respective flat mounting surface so that one cartridge is always aimed upward and one always downward.
  • a hard, non-conductive, gravity drop shutter (4) is installed in a centrally located cavity (5) in the housing or in the cartridge bay cover.
  • the cavity is cut or molded to be slightly wider than the width of the shutter and slightly deeper than the shutter thickness so the shutter can move freely.
  • the shutter always drops downward and blocks the upper wire dart (6) of the downwardly aimed lower cartridge. This prevents the two darts of the downward pair from both ejecting and short circuiting to each other or to earth (ground).
  • the lower dart of this lower cartridge (which electrically connects to the upper dart of the upper cartridge) is not blocked and is fired into the earth establishing the earth or ground connection for the Taser circuit. This assures incapacitating an individual between the upper dart and the lower dart of the upper cartridge or between the lower dart and earth or ground.
  • a trip wire reel and cartridge ejects one or more trip wires of optimum range length.
  • the trip wires must not be activated within 4 feet of the device housing. This assures that subjects crossing the firing line or crossing over the device from the side opposite the firing line, will not be hit at too close a range to be effective.
  • One or more trip wires may be ejected on either side of the cartridges, along the boresight firing line. This assures that the subject is in proper position to be incapacitated.

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  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
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  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)

Abstract

Le dispositif non mortel d'interdiction de zone TASER® peut être installé pour empêcher des troupes de reconnaissance ennemies ou des commandos réduits de pénétrer à l'intérieur des lignes ou pour les capturer. Le TASER® constitue une solution de rechange qui fait appel à un effet paralysant électronique combiné à un logement de mine terrestre et à un système d'installation. Quel que soit le deux côté plat orienté vers le haut, le dispositif est capable de lancer la série appropriée de fils électriques à un angle dirigé vers le haut, de manière à neutraliser le sujet cible lorsque celui-ci se trouve dans la position appropriée. Le dispositif est alors simultanément relié à la terre, de manière à empêcher la seconde série inutilisable de fils électriques (orientée vers le bas) de se charger ou d'être court-circuitée. On évite la mise à la terre des fils électriques inutilisables au moyen d'un obturateur ou d'une vanne (4) qui bloque le lancement d'une des série de fils électriques orientées vers le bas, même lorsque le dispositif détecte une intrusion dans son espace de déclenchement. L'obturateur ou la vanne (4) est sensible à la pesanteur et se règle automatiquement sur une position de blocage dès que le dispositif est au repos.
PCT/US1998/019513 1998-04-13 1998-09-17 Dispositif non mortel d'interdiction de zone a pointage automatique WO1999052771A1 (fr)

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US09/059,028 US5955695A (en) 1997-12-16 1998-04-13 Automatic aiming non-lethal area denial device
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