TECHNOLOGY
GunStopper is a new startup with the goal of developing technology for using acoustic waves as a method of disabling firearms. There are several different methods of developing this technology and several different methods for application of the sonic wave technology.
The sonic wave development includes the following components:
1 – Development of algorithms for creating the broad-band acoustic waveform.
2 – Methods of optimizing the waveform amplitude.
3 – Methods of optimizing the phase of each waveform component.
The application areas include the following:
1 – Application of the disrupting sonic wave to the frame of an automobile. The police have often stated that one of the most dangerous situations for an officer is when the officer must approach a car with one or more occupants. At this time the vehicle’s occupants could fire on the officer using a handgun that was previously out of sight. In this situation the acoustic wave is applied through the frame of the car, disabling any firearm that would be inside. This requires a special transducer that could attach itself to the frame or rear windshield of a car, such as through a suction-cup mounting. This application allows the sonic wave to be applied to a limited area by the officer. This application has the advantage of applying a very strong sonic wave to a limited volume while the application is done by someone from a relatively protected area.
2 – Application of the disrupting sonic wave to an open area in which the firearm is being carried or moved by a suspect. This requires the use of a highly directional transducer of which several commercial types have been created. These directional transducers have been used where the goal is to allow a limited number of people to hear or be affected by the audio signal. The manufacturers claim that the verbal signal can be transmitted to distances of several hundred feet, while the targeted individuals will be unable to hear the audio signal by moving just a few feet horizontally away from the transducers direct line of sight. In addition to using directional transducers, it is also possible to use the mechanisms of the conventional public address speakers to generate a highly directional acoustic waveform. This application would be used when a suspect is threatening, or holding hostage, one or more individuals.
3 – A third application exists where there is an open area that a suspect may be entering. This would require the generation of the disabling sonic waveform through a transducer designed to fill the entire targeted area. This can be used when a suspect has been observed carrying what could be a firearm. The sonic waveform could then be removed when the potential danger has passed. This application could be used in a variety of businesses, entertainment events or schools. It also has the advantage in that the sonic wave could be applied through an existing public-address system. These public address systems are typically designed to be very powerful and all-encompassing due to their desire to reach everyone in the building with a very load audible signal. This provides a business or school, having a public-address system already installed, an easy, quick and inexpensive ability to implement a firearm disablement device.
4 – A fourth application exists where the disabling acoustic waveform can be applied to a large open area to neutralize any handguns that may be present, such as for large crowds or other difficult areas to control, or areas where there may be a very large number of individuals.
Additional work on acoustic wave development has been able to show the tremendous increase in the force created in a mechanical object that undergoes a properly designed parametric resonance waveform. Additional technology items are discussed on the History and Example pages of the website.
TECHNOLOGY
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