A system for quick arming of detonation or excitation assembly

A quick-arming excitation assembly, comprising:

• an initiation chain comprising a first segment and at least one additional segment;
• a slider comprising the first segment of the initiation chain and movable along a path, the slider movable between an on-line position wherein the first segment is aligned with the at least one additional segment along a common axis and the initiation chain is ready for full activation, and an off-line position wherein the first segment is separated from the common axis by a distance such that activation of one segment of the initiation chain is insufficient to cause full activation;
• a first barrier;
• and
• a second barrier;
• wherein the quick-arming excitation assembly is movable between a safe state, a stand-by state, and an armed state;
• wherein the safe state of the quick-arming excitation assembly comprises the slider in the off-line position and the first and second barriers positioned on the path such that movement of the slider into the on-line position is blocked by the first and second barriers;
• wherein the stand-by state of the quick-arming excitation assembly comprises the slider in the off-line position, the first barrier outside of the path, the second barrier in the path such that movement of the slider into the on-line position is blocked by the second barrier;
• wherein the armed state of the quick-arming excitation assembly comprises the slider in the on-line position, the first barrier outside of the path;
• wherein the quick-arming excitation assembly is reversibly movable between the safe state and the stand-by state;
• and
• wherein the quick-arming excitation assembly can be irreversibly driven from the stand-by state to the armed state once.

A quick-arming excitation assembly system, comprising:

• a first sensor;
• a second sensor;
• at least one quick-arming excitation assembly, each comprising:
• an initiation chain comprising a first segment and at least one additional segment;
• a slider comprising the first segment of the initiation chain and movable along a path, the slider movable between an on-line position wherein the first segment is aligned with the at least one additional segment along a common axis and the initiation chain is ready for full activation, and an off-line position wherein the first segment is separated from the common axis by a distance such that activation of one segment of the initiation chain is insufficient to cause full activation;
• a first barrier;
• and
• a second barrier;
• and a central control communicatively coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the at least one quick-arming excitation assembly;
• wherein each of the at least one quick-arming excitation assembly is movable between a safe state, a stand-by state, and an armed state;
• wherein the safe state of each quick-arming excitation assembly comprises the slider in the off-line position and the first and second barriers positioned on the path such that movement of the slider into the on-line position is blocked by the first and second barriers;
• wherein the stand-by state of each quick-arming excitation assembly comprises the slider in the off-line position, the first barrier outside of the path, the second barrier in the path such that movement of the slider into the on-line position is blocked by the second barrier;
• wherein the armed state of each quick-arming excitation assembly comprises the slider in the on-line position, the first barrier outside of the path;
• wherein each quick-arming excitation assembly is reversibly movable between the safe state and the stand-by state;
• and
• wherein the quick-arming excitation assembly can be irreversibly driven from the stand-by state to the armed state once.