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US 7,804,741 B1Granted
System and method for focusing a kinetic pulse array
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsTrevor Snow, Jeffrey M. Snow
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method and system for finding and physically altering underground targets. Multiple nodes are dispersed into the ground and determine their spatial orientation using seismic waves, and then operate as an array to locate and properly time kinetic pulses to focus seismic waves on the target.
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A system for focusing a kinetic pulse array on a target including:
- a plurality of nodes positioned near the target, each node including
- at least one transducer configured to communicate signals with at least one other node, and
- a pulse generator configured to generate a kinetic pulse having a pressure front;
- and
- a controller in communication with each node configured to determine a spatial arrangement of the plurality of nodes based on the communicated signals, the controller selectively controlling the generation of the kinetic pulse from each node based on the spatial arrangement of the nodes and a calculated location of the target to create a kinetic pulse array focused on the target.
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A method of focusing a kinetic pulse array on a target including the steps of:
- providing a plurality of nodes, each node including a transducer configured to communicate a signal with at least one other node and a pulse generator configured to generate a kinetic pulse having a pressure front;
- positioning the plurality of nodes near the target;
- communicating signals between the plurality of nodes;
- determining a spatial arrangement of the plurality of nodes based on the communicating step;
- selectively controlling the generation of the kinetic pulse from each node based on the spatial arrangement to create a kinetic pulse array;
- and
- focusing the kinetic pulse array on the target.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.