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03-25-2015, 12:56 PM
Boeing has received a patent for a design named "Method and system for shockwave attenuation via electromagnetic arc," which is similar to the force fields seen in science fiction movies such as Star Wars and Star Trek.
Boeing, a company that is popular worldwide for manufacturing aircraft but is also involved in the defense and security industry, has received a patent for a design that is named "Method and system for shockwave attenuation via electromagnetic arc."
The patent is for a technology that utilizes energy for deflecting potential damage to a structure or vehicle, which calls to mind the glowing force fields that can be seen in science fiction movies such as Star Wars and Star Trek.
This is not the movies though, with the approval of the patent applied for by Boeing the first step to realizing a technology that was once only part of the big screen.
The technology is described in the documents filed by Boeing to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as designed not to prevent the direct impact of shrapnel and shells into structures and vehicles, but rather to protect them from damages caused by shockwaves from nearby objects.
hxxp://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/week11/OG/html/1412-3/US08981261-20150317.html
The shockwave attenuation system detailed in the patent will be made up
of a sensor that can detect explosions that generate shockwaves and an
arc generator which receives signals from the sensor. Once the arc
generator receives a signal for a possible shockwave, it will ionize a
small area, creating a plasma field located between the structure to be
protected and the shockwave source. The generator will utilize
electricity, lasers and microwaves to generate the plasma field.
The plasma field will be different compared to the environment in terms
of density, temperature and composition. This difference will provide
the buffer between the protected structure and the detected explosion,
stopping the shockwave from causing any damage to the structure.
According to the patent, the buffer will protect the structure by
reducing the energy density of the explosion's shockwave through the
creation of a second medium to block the path of the shockwave, which
would refract, reflect, deflect or absorb at least a part of the force
of the shockwave.
Because Boeing's technology will heat and ionize the air surrounding the
structure or vehicle to be protected, it is not suitable as a long-term
shield surrounding the structure or vehicle. While such a force field
that will function closer to what is seen in movies is technically
feasible, with physics students determining last year that an
electromagnetic field can be used to hold plasma shields in place, such a
force field will also likely deflect light, causing total darkness
within the shielded area.
yahoo.com
Boeing, a company that is popular worldwide for manufacturing aircraft but is also involved in the defense and security industry, has received a patent for a design that is named "Method and system for shockwave attenuation via electromagnetic arc."
The patent is for a technology that utilizes energy for deflecting potential damage to a structure or vehicle, which calls to mind the glowing force fields that can be seen in science fiction movies such as Star Wars and Star Trek.
This is not the movies though, with the approval of the patent applied for by Boeing the first step to realizing a technology that was once only part of the big screen.
The technology is described in the documents filed by Boeing to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as designed not to prevent the direct impact of shrapnel and shells into structures and vehicles, but rather to protect them from damages caused by shockwaves from nearby objects.
hxxp://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/patog/week11/OG/html/1412-3/US08981261-20150317.html
The shockwave attenuation system detailed in the patent will be made up
of a sensor that can detect explosions that generate shockwaves and an
arc generator which receives signals from the sensor. Once the arc
generator receives a signal for a possible shockwave, it will ionize a
small area, creating a plasma field located between the structure to be
protected and the shockwave source. The generator will utilize
electricity, lasers and microwaves to generate the plasma field.
The plasma field will be different compared to the environment in terms
of density, temperature and composition. This difference will provide
the buffer between the protected structure and the detected explosion,
stopping the shockwave from causing any damage to the structure.
According to the patent, the buffer will protect the structure by
reducing the energy density of the explosion's shockwave through the
creation of a second medium to block the path of the shockwave, which
would refract, reflect, deflect or absorb at least a part of the force
of the shockwave.
Because Boeing's technology will heat and ionize the air surrounding the
structure or vehicle to be protected, it is not suitable as a long-term
shield surrounding the structure or vehicle. While such a force field
that will function closer to what is seen in movies is technically
feasible, with physics students determining last year that an
electromagnetic field can be used to hold plasma shields in place, such a
force field will also likely deflect light, causing total darkness
within the shielded area.
yahoo.com