Thermal and Behavioral Effects of Exposure to 30 kW, 95-GHz Millimeter Wave Energy

Abstract

The present research quantified the behavioral effects of a millimeter exposure system developed by the Raytheon Company knowns the Silent Guardian (SG) system. This system employs a 95-GHz beam that is approximately one-third the area of that found in a similar 95-GHz exposure device, the Active Denial System. Experiment 1 determined the power density necessary to achieve pain intolerability in 90 of the human subject population. In Experiment 2, the SG system operator attempted to disrupt subjects from performing various behavioral tasks including (a) throwing balls, (b) sighting a simulated weapon either while standing erect in the open or while crouching behind a barrier, and (c) burying a simulated improvised explosive device.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2017
Accession Number
AD1037054

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Beason
  • Eric J. Nelson
  • J. E. S. Parker
  • Michael C. Cook

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Denial System
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Cameras
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Motor Skills
  • Nonlethal Weapons
  • Radio Frequency
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • Directed Energy