Intelligent munition
AssigneeHarkind Dynamics, LLC
InventorsCraig Allen Gallimore, Kelley Stewart Weiland
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Abstract
An intelligent munition can position circuitry in a 12 gauge form factor that detects the distance from a target in real-time in order to deploy a parachute to slow the munition to a speed that is conducive to accurate, but non-lethal, deployment of at least one electrode toward the target. The munition can intelligently discharge electrical charge into the target via an electrode to disable the target. The munition may further monitor the target and deliver a subsequent electrical discharge in response to detected target movement.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising a munition case having a small arms form factor and housing a control section and a deployment section, the control section comprising a sensor to detect a distance to a target after a load of the munition case is propelled from a barrel of a firearm and a parachute packaged to deploy to slow the deployment section to a predetermined speed, the deployment section comprising a first electrode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.