• DocumentCode
    990458
  • Title

    Crafting The Perfect Shock

  • Author

    Kroll, Mark W.

  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    27
  • Lastpage
    31
  • Abstract
    The paper presents the " Thomas A. Swift electric rifle". The Taser electronic control device uses microprocessor control. The device temporarily and harmlessly immobilizes the suspect with a carefully engineered electric signal that is specifically designed with human physiology in mind. The operation of this device was also presented in the paper.
  • Keywords
    law administration; police; weapons; Taser electronic control device; Taser gun; Thomas A. Swift electric rifle; engineered electric signal; human physiology; microprocessor control; Clothing; Electric shock; Electrical safety; Heart; Muscles; Pulse circuits; Pulse generation; Torso; Voltage; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2007.4390019
  • Filename
    4390019