Monitoring system and method for nuclear weapons effects detection and damage assessment
First Claim
1. A monitoring system for detecting the effects of a nuclear explosion so as to assess the damage to personnel and property based on certain known characteristics of predetermined signals to be detected, comprising:
- a sensor heat for detecting the predetermined signals, said head being spherical in shape; and
an electronic signal processor operatively connected to said sensor head so as to process the predetermined signals according to a predetermined program so as to generate derived quantities from the certain known characteristics of the predetermined signals that can be used to generate derived quantities of blast data to assess damage from the nuclear explosion to property and personnel,said sensor head further comprising a plurality of temperature sensors strategically disposed about the top half thereof for sensing the thermal effects of the nuclear explosion and to provide information concerning the direction of the radiation.
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Abstract
A system for detecting a nuclear weapon explosion and assessing damage therefrom comprising a sensor head and an electronic signal processor is disclosed. The sensor head is spherical in shape and comprises a plurality of temperature sensors at different locations on the sensor head and provide information concerning the direction of the radiation. Elapsed time between thermal pulse peaks measure yield of the weapon. A plurality of pressure sensors embedded in the sensor head measure blast overpressure. The time lapse between the temperature and pressure signals measures distance. Gamma and neutron sensors indicate the type of weapon and radiation hazard. The electronic signal processor provides the necessary calculations.
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1. A monitoring system for detecting the effects of a nuclear explosion so as to assess the damage to personnel and property based on certain known characteristics of predetermined signals to be detected, comprising:
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a sensor heat for detecting the predetermined signals, said head being spherical in shape; and an electronic signal processor operatively connected to said sensor head so as to process the predetermined signals according to a predetermined program so as to generate derived quantities from the certain known characteristics of the predetermined signals that can be used to generate derived quantities of blast data to assess damage from the nuclear explosion to property and personnel, said sensor head further comprising a plurality of temperature sensors strategically disposed about the top half thereof for sensing the thermal effects of the nuclear explosion and to provide information concerning the direction of the radiation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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