MODELING FOR LESS-LETHAL ELECTRICAL DEVICES

• NCJ Number: 34833
• Author(s): D O EGNER; E B SHANK
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 21 pages
• Contract Number(s): LEAA-J-IAA-014-72
• Corporate Author: US Dept of the Army
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRICAL LESS-LETHAL WEAPONS ARE DISCUSSED, ALONG WITH THE GENERAL LESS-LETHAL WEAPON EVALUATION MODEL.

Abstract

THE BASIC ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS OF VOLTAGE, CURRENT, POWER AND FREQUENCY ARE DISCUSSED. GENERAL DATA IS DEVELOPED RELATIVE TO THE PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES. A PARAMETER TERMED AS NO-LET-GO CURRENT IS CONSIDERED AND DATA VALUES ARE PRESENTED TO PROVIDE LIMITS FOR BOTH DESIRABLE AND UNDESIRABLE USAGE EFFECTS. THESE EFFECTS ARE DISCUSSED IN SOME DETAIL AND RELATED TO APPLICATION FOR A 50 KILOGRAM MAN. INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR UTILIZATION WITH THE GENERAL LESS-LETHAL WEAPONS EVALUATION MODEL IS ASSEMBLED WHERE FEASIBLE. FINALLY, TWO EXISTING ELECTRICAL LESS-LETHAL WEAPONS ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED AND THEIR PRIME CHARACTERISTICS NOTED. DATA ARE PRESENTED IN GRAPHS AND TABLES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)