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US 2015/0308794 A1Published application
Conductive composite ballistic impact detection system
AssigneePratt & Miller Engineering and Fabrication, Inc.
InventorsChristopher A. Hammond, Christopher Morgan, Jonathan Nicols
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for detecting, communicating and storing hit events that impact objects. Conductive projectiles pierce a first layer of conductive material and insulative material to cause an electrical connection between the first layer and a second layer of conductive material. A signal is generated including at least the fact of a hit event, and the data may be stored and remotely accessible.
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A composite material, comprising:
- a first layer of conductive material;
- a second layer of conductive material;
- and
- at least one layer of insulative material between the first and second layers of conductive material, whereby when the composite material is pierced by a conductive projectile, the conductive projectile forms an electrical connection between the first layer and the second layer thereby generating a signal to indicate a hit event.
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A composite material, comprising:
- at least two layers of conductive material;
- and
- at least one layer of insulative material between layers of conductive material, whereby when the composite material is pierced by a conductive projectile, the conductive projectile forms an electrical connection between adjacent conductive layers thereby generating a signal to indicate a hit event.
A method of tracking hit events on unmanned objects, comprising:
- equipping at least a portion of unmanned objects with a composite material comprising a first layer of conductive material;
- a second layer of conductive material;
- and at least one layer of insulative material between the first and second layers of conductive material;
- generating a signal when a conductive projectile causes a hit event by piercing the insulative material to form an electrical connection between the first and second conductive layer, the signal carrying data about the hit event;
- sending the signal with the hit event data to a controller;
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- storing the data about the hit event in computer readable memory that can be accessed and displayed remotely.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.