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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2007
Jahangir S. Rastegar, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Carlos M. Pereira, Tannersville, PA (US);
Richard Dratler, Montville, NJ (US);
Jahangir S. Rastegar, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Carlos M. Pereira, Tannersville, PA (US);
Richard Dratler, Montville, NJ (US);
Omnitek Partners LLC, Bayshore, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for validating a firing of a munition and duration of firing of the munition. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from a vibration induced by the munition; monitoring an output from the power supply; calculating an impact pulse from the output; and determining one or more of whether the munition has been fired and the duration of firing based on the calculation.