Posted on 02/24/2009 2:39:54 PM PST by Flavius
IBM has filed a patent (US 7484451) for Bionic Body Armor, that could essentially allow us to dodge bullets like Neo in The Matrix. The armor would scan areas for incoming projectiles and when one is detected the system would deliver a shock to the muscles causing a swift reflexive action away from the projectile. Here's what the patent describes the body armor as:
A method of protecting a target from a projectile propelled from a firearm comprises detecting an approaching projectile, continuously monitoring the projectile and transmitting an actual position of the projectile to a controller, computing an estimated projectile trajectory based upon the actual position of the projectile, determining an actual position of a target with a plurality of position sensors and a plurality of attitude sensors, determining whether the estimated projectile trajectory coincides with the actual position of the target, and triggering a plurality of muscle stimulators operably coupled to the controller and to the target when the estimated projectile trajectory coincides with the actual position of the target, wherein the muscle stimulators stimulate the target to move in a predefined manner, and wherein the target moves by an amount sufficient to avoid any contact with the approaching projectile. The projectile may be detected in the detecting step by emitting an electromagnetic wave from a projectile detector and receiving the electromagnetic wave after the electromagnetic wave has been reflected back toward the projectile detector by the projectile.
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A girl I dated once (past tense) had similar reflexes to all my advances.
In the chip world, that’s a heck of a lot of time.
The last time that I went to the local range to practice, my targets must have been using that technology...
I think I dated that same girl!
Short, simple, and stiffling laughter at my desk funny!
Double tap at 3000fps
What a joke. Ever wonder what the inside of your skull and your spinal column will look like after a movement to evade at 1200 fps? Two words: Federal grant. Now that Porkulus (Son of TARP) is on the move drippin in Federal dollars, we’re going to see more of this garbage as time goes on. All manner of worthless technology will be paraded before the anti-gun zealots in hopes of snaring some juicy government contract. None of it will work, but you’re still going to be required to pay for it.
Total, absolute nonsense. Ridiculous, impractical, and most likely impossible.
I am not available for comment.
-BorisTheBulletDodger
LOL to your screen name!!
It seems to me the more sensible application would be making a non-newtonian “plate” that would rapidly deform to deflect the impact rather than allowing it to “deploy” its inertia on the target.
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