Blinker Aiming Post Light.

Abstract

This patent covers an aiming post light for artillery and mortar operations at night wherein an ordinary GI flashlight is converted with solid state circuitry to use a blinking light emitting diode (LED) as a light source, enabling ordinary flashlight batteries to last for months of constant use instead of the few hours life in use with previous post lights. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 1979
Accession Number
ADD006608

Entities

People

  • Carl A. Hubbard
  • Colin M. Hudson

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Artillery
  • Diodes
  • Flashlights
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Light Emitting Diodes
  • Light Sources
  • Lighting Equipment
  • Optical Equipment
  • Solid State Lasers

Readers

  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.