Title :
Crafting The Perfect Shock
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;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2007.4390019