Boeing Patents Futuristic Force Field

[Enoff]

Boeing Patents Futuristic Force Field

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bridaineparnell/2015/03/25/boeing-patents-futuristic-force-field/

the system would include a sensor to detect the explosion or other shockwave-producing event and determine the direction and distance of the shockwave relative to the “protected asset”. The system would then calculate a firing plan for an arc generator that’s capable of dispersing the energy density of the shockwave.

 

[Lycanorukke]

Boeing Patents Futuristic Force Field

Looks similiar to the Electrostatic armour from TNE.

 

[Blue Ghost]

I proposed something similar in the 80s to SJ Games for CW's Uncle Al's, and I pretty much had a similar cross sectional diagram envisioned.

Proposal got rejected because of similar submissions on file.

 

[BillDowns]

I sure would no want to be standing anywhere close to that when it goes off !!

Tehre is work being done on electric reactive armor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_armour#Electric_reactive_armour

 

[Enoff]

Electric reactive armour, that is interesting Bill

Ya! you are right I hadn't thought of what the effects of the Boeing force field would be like to other close friendly assets. There is a lot of mutter about it on the internet at the moment, I've seen some video examples on some sites.

Looks similar to the Electrostatic armour from TNE.

I hadn't known this thanks

 

[simonh]

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Isn't the recoil from the 'arc generator' going to knock the vehicle over anyway?

I suppose that still might be better than just taking the blast directly, but this isn't going to be a magic wand to wish the explosion away.

Simon Hibbs

 

[CosmicGamer]

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Isn't the recoil from the 'arc generator' going to knock the vehicle over anyway?

I'm no science guru but I have a silly example to show that equal and opposite is not always so apparent.

Take an open squeeze bottle of Ketchup, Mustard or whatever and set it on the table standing upright. Push on the side of it with one hand. What happens? The bottle either slides across the table or is knocked over, right? Now use two hands to apply force to opposite sides of the open squeeze bottle. Something may forcibly come shooting out but not in the direction either hand was pressing. Rotate the bottle and press on the two sides and the stuff shoots out a different direction even though the direction of the force did not change.

Again I'm not brainy enough to explain why, but I do believe the force needed can be generated in a way that would not knock the vehicle over.

Worst case, it cause an equal force to shoot out the oposite side of the vehicle to offset it, no?

 

[Xerxeskingofking]

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Isn't the recoil from the 'arc generator' going to knock the vehicle over anyway?

I suppose that still might be better than just taking the blast directly, but this isn't going to be a magic wand to wish the explosion away.

Simon Hibbs

well, it doesn't have to completely cancel the energy of the explosion. if it, say, cancels out half the power, then that means your vehicle will only be affected by a blast half as strong.

if that means you can achieve the same level of protection with less armour, and if the active defence system weighs less then the armour it replaces, then you can use that weight saving for other purposes (for example, more cargo space, or ammo storage).

 

[Vargas]

I don't believe that the arc generator is producing recoil because it's broadcasting energy to effect the atmosphere.

Simplistically, your microwave oven doesn't produce recoil either.

 

[aramis]

I don't believe that the arc generator is producing recoil because it's broadcasting energy to effect the atmosphere.

Simplistically, your microwave oven doesn't produce recoil either.

Actually, the microwave oven does... but since it's into a closed space connected to the transmitter... but the few femtonewtons or piconewtons generated are practically immaterial to the half-kilogram emitter...

NASA has to account for radio and light pressure on long duration missions.