rsocor01
- 9th December 2010, 21:32
Hi all,
There is no limit of what you can do with a microchip. You just need to have some imagination. I read this news article about a smart rifle being tested in Afghanistan that uses a microchip inside the bullet to calculate how far the bullet has travelled, so it can detonate at the right time. A brief description of the smart rifle is quoted below. Also, the link to the news article is shown below.
A laser is built into the targeting scope that sits on top of the rifle. It measures the distance to a target — for instance, the wall that conceals a combatant. The soldier then can modify the distance — say,add a couple of feet — to allow the round to detonate past the wall.
When the soldier pulls the trigger, this information is wirelessly relayed to the computer chip in the shell. A magnet inside the bullet generates alternating current as it spins through the air, and it conveys information to the on-board microchip to let the bullet know how far it’s traveled.
Once the computerized bullet reaches its programmed distance, it will explode, spreading shrapnel evenly in all directions.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40577366/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
Robert
There is no limit of what you can do with a microchip. You just need to have some imagination. I read this news article about a smart rifle being tested in Afghanistan that uses a microchip inside the bullet to calculate how far the bullet has travelled, so it can detonate at the right time. A brief description of the smart rifle is quoted below. Also, the link to the news article is shown below.
A laser is built into the targeting scope that sits on top of the rifle. It measures the distance to a target — for instance, the wall that conceals a combatant. The soldier then can modify the distance — say,add a couple of feet — to allow the round to detonate past the wall.
When the soldier pulls the trigger, this information is wirelessly relayed to the computer chip in the shell. A magnet inside the bullet generates alternating current as it spins through the air, and it conveys information to the on-board microchip to let the bullet know how far it’s traveled.
Once the computerized bullet reaches its programmed distance, it will explode, spreading shrapnel evenly in all directions.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40577366/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
Robert