Abstract:
A biological active bullet able to be discharged from a firearm, the ammunition essentially comprising a bullet in a cartridge, the bullet including, and distinguished by the use of, at least one potentially reactive chemical substance delivered to a target and undergoing at least one violent exothermic chemical reaction with a bodily fluid of said target, and having at least one biological effect in the target upon impact and penetration, while causing tissue damage in addition to the bullet wound, and thus, having additional functions and applications than prior art bullets, along with methods of use, that ensure enhanced damage and lethality.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a launched aerial surveillance vehicle, more specifically to a grenade or under-slung grenade launcher(UGL) aerial surveillance vehicle, a surveillance system and methods of providing rapid aerial surveillance. The vehicle once deployed is capable of autonomous flight paths, with basic inputs to change the circular flight paths, so as to build up surveillance for an area of interest. The vehicle comprises at least on optical sensor, which may be IR or visible range, to survey the area of interest, and feed the images back to at least one remote user.
Abstract:
A method and system for gathering information from and setting up a surveillance network within an earth-surface environment that includes inserting one or more mobile robotic devices having a sensing subsystem, a communications subsystem, and a navigation subsystem into an earth-surface environment. The mobile robotic device may be configured into a traveling pose selected from a plurality of available traveling poses, and directed using the navigation subsystem to a sensing location within the earth-surface environment. The environment may be monitored and sensed information collected may be stored or communicated to a remote location. The mobile robotic device may be configured to operate with a vehicle carrier to facilitate insertion and deployment of the robotic vehicle into the earth-surface environment.
Abstract:
The present invention is a robotic mobile platform vehicle that can be thrown into hostile or hazardous environments for gathering information and transmitting that information to a remotely located control station and a system comprising the robotic mobile platform. One of the key features of the invention is that at least four imaging assemblies are mounted on the robotic platform and that the system has the processing ability to stitch the views taken by the four imaging devices together into an omni-directional image. Another feature is that the user can steer the robotic platform simply by touching an object in one of the images displayed in the graphic interface. The robotic platform can then either point its sensors towards that object or, if so instructed, compute the direction to the object and travel to it without any further input from the user
Abstract:
A non-lethal small arms analogous projectile (10) and reader-target (22) for use in sporting, amusement or training applications, wherein the non-lethal projectile (10) contains encoded information and means for transmitting (18) the encoded information upon coinciding with the reader-target (22). The non-lethal projectile (10) contains a transmitter or transponder (18) which is activated upon coinciding with the reader-target (22), communicating data (42) to a receiver (36) within the reader-target (22) which can operate hit-indicating means (24), and transfer the data to a computer via contact, or wireless connection for further analysis and interpretation. The non-lethal projectile (10) can be formed in any of a variety of shapes for use in many diverse applications and can be encased in a resilient, energy-absorbing material to withstand many reuses.
Abstract:
Apparatus and a method performed by the apparatus, the apparatus being wholly or partially mounted on an unmanned vehicle (e.g. an unmanned air vehicle) and arranged to act upon a payload (e.g. a lethal effector), the payload being mounted on the unmanned vehicle and, under an action of the apparatus, able to be changed from being in a first state to being in a second state, the method comprising: receiving an instruction that the unmanned vehicle, with the payload mounted thereon, is to travel to a location; determining that the payload is in the first state; and responsive to the step of determining that the payload is in the first state: opposing the payload being changed to being in the second state; and providing, for an entity remote from the unmanned vehicle, an indication that the payload is in the first state.
Abstract:
A method for operating a guided munition with a switchable fuze arrangement includes launching the guided munition towards a target. During flight of the guided munition, images are provided to a remote operator, who supplies a switching input. Responsive to said switching input, the fuze arrangement is switched to either of at least two of the following states: a delayed detonation state in which detonation of the explosive charge is delayed by a time delay after impact of the guided munition, an impact detonation state in which detonation of the explosive charge occurs on impact of the guided munition, a proximity detonation state in which detonation of the explosive charge is triggered by a proximity sensing arrangement, and a disabled state in which the guided munition functions as a guided kinetic shell without detonation of the explosive charge.
Abstract:
An impact detection system according to the present invention includes an impact sensor, damage sensors and an electronics package. The impact sensor includes a fiber optic grid preferably attached to a target object to detect impact locations on the target. The damage sensors measure damage sustained by the object, while the electronics package monitors the fiber optic grid, records the impact location and sends information pertaining to the impact location and target damage through a telemetry link with limited bandwidth to a receiving station. In order to ensure transmission of desired information, the electronics package allocates telemetry bandwidth to sensor information most relevant to impact location and target damage to enable transmission in the limited time interval available prior to target destruction or impact detection system disablement. This is accomplished by dynamically allocating reporting priority to different sensors during an impact.
Abstract:
Emergency system, comprising a rocket (1), comprising an RF transmitter (9), a code generator (10), an electric energy source (11) and a (e.g. shock) actuator (12), arranged such that the RF transmitter starts, activated by the actuator and energized by the electric energy source, broadcasting an emergency code provided by the code generator after the rocket has been fired. The code generator (10) is e.g. arranged to generate an identification code which is related to the user and/or the equipment in question and/or a position code which is related to the geographical position of the user and/or the equipment in question, e.g. based on GPS location information. The system may comprise a parachute (5, 6) or balloon and their connection wire (6) may function as antenna.
Abstract:
A munition pursuit vehicle includes a housing adapted to be releasably attached to a munition and to be carried by the munition in flight, and a release system for completely separating the pursuit vehicle from the munition in flight. An imaging and transmission system transmits a video signal depicting the trajectory of the munition, and a decelerator system is included for reducing the velocity of the housing when it is detached from the munition.