Weapons system for a laser
US5837918A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/495
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A weapons system/device is provided for a dazzling laser with directed laser radiation with a laser operating in the visible range. This is integrated in a rifle-like carrier with an aiming device, range finder, and a portable power supply unit. The laser is adjustable in terms of beam divergence, energy to be emitted, and irradiation time. A control computer is provided for entering target reconnaissance parameters, as well as measuring instruments for determining these parameters with respect to a target subject and the environment. The controls/instrumentation are associated with the laser, wherein the control computer calculates the laser parameters (beam divergence, single pulse or pulse train, pulse energy and pulse count of the pulsed laser) necessary for the reversible dazzling of the eye on the basis of the target reconnaissance parameters entered, and it automatically presets and regulates the resulting laser power and the exposure time of the continuous laser.
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