Systems and methods for calibrating a conducted electrical weapon
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1. A method performed by a handle of a conducted electrical weapon (“
- CEW”
) for calibrating the handle to provide a predetermined amount of charge by a pulse of a stimulus signal, the stimulus signal for impeding locomotion of a human or animal target, the method comprising;
performing an operation of the handle to provide a first pulse of the stimulus signal to a tester;
receiving a message regarding an amount of charge provided by the first pulse of the stimulus signal to the tester, the amount of charge measured by the tester;
determining that the amount of charge is about the same as the predetermined amount of charge; and
responsive to determining that the amount of charge is about the same as the predetermined amount of charge, recording indicia related to the operation of the handle whereby each time the handle is operated in accordance with the indicia the amount of charge provided by a subsequent pulse of the stimulus signal is about the same as the predetermined amount of charge.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for calibrating a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”) to provide a predetermined amount of current for each pulse of the stimulus signal. Providing the predetermined amount of current, close thereto, increases the effectiveness of the stimulus signal in impeding locomotion of a human or animal target. The calibration process enables a CEW to calibrate the amount of charge in a pulse of the stimulus signal in the environmental conditions where the tester operates and also in the field where the environmental conditions may be different from the environmental conditions during calibration.
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1. A method performed by a handle of a conducted electrical weapon (“
- CEW”
) for calibrating the handle to provide a predetermined amount of charge by a pulse of a stimulus signal, the stimulus signal for impeding locomotion of a human or animal target, the method comprising;performing an operation of the handle to provide a first pulse of the stimulus signal to a tester; receiving a message regarding an amount of charge provided by the first pulse of the stimulus signal to the tester, the amount of charge measured by the tester; determining that the amount of charge is about the same as the predetermined amount of charge; and responsive to determining that the amount of charge is about the same as the predetermined amount of charge, recording indicia related to the operation of the handle whereby each time the handle is operated in accordance with the indicia the amount of charge provided by a subsequent pulse of the stimulus signal is about the same as the predetermined amount of charge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method performed by a handle of a conducted electrical weapon (“
- CEW”
) for calibrating the handle to provide a predetermined amount of charge by a pulse of a stimulus signal, the stimulus signal for impeding locomotion of a human or animal target, the method comprising;performing an operation of the handle to provide a first pulse of the stimulus signal to a tester, wherein providing the pulse further charges a capacitance of the handle to a voltage; receiving a message regarding an amount of charge provided by the first pulse of the stimulus signal to the tester, the amount of charge measured by the tester; determining that the amount of charge is about the same as the predetermined amount of charge; responsive to determining that the amount of charge is about the same as the predetermined amount of charge; discharging the capacitance; providing a current to charge the capacitance; and measuring indicia related to charging the capacitance to the voltage; and recording the indicia whereby each time the handle is operated in accordance with the indicia the amount of charge provided by a subsequent pulse of the stimulus signal is about the same as the predetermined amount of charge. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A handle of a conducted electrical weapon (“
- CEW”
) that cooperates with a provided tester for calibrating a stimulus signal of the handle, the stimulus signal for impeding locomotion of a human or animal target, the handle comprising;a processing circuit; a signal generator;
wherein the processing circuit;performs an operation of the handle to provide a first pulse of the stimulus signal from the signal generator to the tester; receives a message regarding an amount of charge provided by the first pulse of stimulus signal to the tester, the amount of charge measured by the tester; determines that the amount of charge is about the same as a predetermined amount of charge; and responsive to determining that the amount of charge is about the same as the predetermined amount of charge, records indicia related to the operation of the handle whereby each time the handle is operated in accordance with the indicia the amount of charge provided by a subsequent pulse of stimulus signal is about the same as the predetermined amount of charge. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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