Systems and methods for arc energy regulation and pulse delivery
First Claim
1. A method performed by an apparatus, the apparatus for interfering with voluntary locomotion by a target by conducting a current through the target, the method comprising:
- monitoring the current delivered through the target, the current delivered in accordance with a goal, wherein the current causes pain or skeletal muscle contractions that interfere with voluntary locomotion by the target; and
adjusting the goal in response to a result of monitoring.
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Abstract
An apparatus for interfering with locomotion of a target by conducting a current through a load that includes an ionizable path. The apparatus includes, according to various aspects of the present invention, an energy source, an ionization detector, a charge detector, a controller, and a pulse generator. The controller determines, in response to the detector and by trial and error, a respective quantity of energy for each pulse of a plurality of pulses to be generated. For each pulse of the plurality, the pulse generator receives the respective quantity of energy from the energy source, provides in response to the quantity of energy a respective voltage to ionize the ionization path, and provides the current through the load. The charge detector detects a charge provided through the load. The processor sets the voltage for charging for a next pulse in response to the charge detected by the charge detector.
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49 Claims
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1. A method performed by an apparatus, the apparatus for interfering with voluntary locomotion by a target by conducting a current through the target, the method comprising:
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monitoring the current delivered through the target, the current delivered in accordance with a goal, wherein the current causes pain or skeletal muscle contractions that interfere with voluntary locomotion by the target; and adjusting the goal in response to a result of monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for interfering with voluntary locomotion of a target by conducting a current through the target, the apparatus comprising:
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a current delivery circuit that delivers the current in accordance with a goal for causing pain or skeletal muscle contractions that interfere with voluntary locomotion by the target; a detector that detects the current delivered through the target to provide a result; and a processor that adjusts the goal in response to the result. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An electronic control device comprising:
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an energy delivery circuit that attempts delivery, in accordance with a goal, of an energy for ionization and that after ionization delivers a current for interfering with control by a human or animal target of skeletal muscles of the target; an ionization detector that detects whether ionization occurred; and a processor that responsive to the ionization detector adjusts the goal to conserve energy expended for ionization. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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