Determining a distance between a conducted electrical weapon and an electrode using sound

A conducted electrical weapon comprising:

• a handle comprising:
• a processing circuit;
• a detector configured to detect a sound;
• and
• a signal generator configured to provide a stimulus signal;
• and
• a deployment unit removably inserted within a bay of the handle, wherein the deployment unit comprises a plurality of electrodes configured to be deployed from the deployment unit, and wherein the processing circuit, the detector, and the signal generator are configured to cooperate to perform operations comprising:
• launching an electrode of the plurality of electrodes toward a target, wherein the electrode is configured to provide the stimulus signal to the target to impede locomotion of the target;
• detecting the sound from a position of the electrode;
• and
• determining a distance between the handle and a location of occurrence of the sound.

A method comprising:

• launching, by a processing circuit, an electrode of a conducted electrical weapon toward a target, wherein the electrode is configured to provide a stimulus signal to the target to impede locomotion of the target;
• detecting, by a detector in communication with the processing circuit, a sound from a position of the electrode;
• determining, by the detector in combination with the processing circuit, a distance between the detector and a location of occurrence of the sound;
• and
• storing, by the processing circuit, at least one of the distance and the location of occurrence of the sound in a memory.