Systems and methods for modifying and enhancing pyrotechnic emissions and effects by irradiating pyrotechnic emissions using electromagnetic radiation sources with programmable electromagnetic radiation profiles

• Main Authors: Barkley, Stuart, Sippel, Travis R, Miklaszewski, Eric J, Dilger, Jonathan M, Michael, James B
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.2020
• Subjects: AMMUNITION; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION; HEATING; INDUCTANCES; LIGHTING; MAGNETS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OFNEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMICBEAMS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; TRANSFORMERS; WEAPONS

Exemplary systems and methods for modifying and enhancing pyrotechnic emissions and effects are provided including systems for irradiating pyrotechnic emissions using electromagnetic radiation sources with programmable electromagnetic radiation profiles. Exemplary systems include coupling an electromagnetic radiation source to a pyrotechnic device to irradiate pyrotechnic emissions or irradiating pyrotechnic emissions with an external electromagnetic radiation source. Exemplary methods include identifying a desired pyrotechnic emission output and designing an emission and effect output to meet the desired output.