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Saturday, April 27, 2013

The app that can tell you EXACTLY where a gunman is just by listening to a bullet being fired

Posted on 7:13 PM by dvdsvdsdv

An app that can pinpoint a gunman's location simply by analysing the sound and shockwaves from a gunshot have been revealed by US researchers.
The Android app can show a map of exactly where the gunman is located, and is expected to be developed for military and police use in the war on terror.
Experts at Vanderbilt University can replicate systems that cost millions of pounds are are so large they have to be installed in vehicles.
The app being tested: It can pinpoint the location of a gunman simply by analysing the sound of a gunshot
The app being tested: It can pinpoint the location of a gunman simply by analysing the sound of a gunshot

HOW IT WORKS

The researchers have developed two versions which use triangulation to pinpoint location.
One uses both the muzzle blast and shockwave to determine the shooter location, and requires six microphones.

The second version uses four microphones and relies solely on the shockwave.
However, it only provides a rough estimate of the range.
The new version, however, simply requires a smartphone and a small box around the size of a deck of cards containing highly sensitive microphones and shockwave sensors.
The team say it could be initially used to protect VIPs.
“It would be very valuable for dignitary protection,” said Kenneth Pence, a retired SWAT officer and associate professor of the practice of engineering management who participated in the project at Vanderbilt University’s Institute of Software Integrated Systems.
'I’d also love to see a version developed for police squad cars.'
The system works on the principle that all but the lowest powered firearms produce unique sonic signatures when they are fired.

First, there is the muzzle blast – an expanding balloon of sound that spreads out from the muzzle each time the rifle is fired.

Second, bullets travel at supersonic velocities so they produce distinctive shockwaves as they travel.

As a result, a system that combines an array of sensitive microphones, a precise clock and an off-the-shelf microprocessor can detect these signatures and use them to pinpoint the location from which a shot is fired with remarkable accuracy, the researchers say.
The system could be used to pinpoint the location of snipers simply by analysing the sound and shockwaves of a gunshot
The system could be used to pinpoint the location of snipers simply by analysing the sound and shockwaves of a gunshot
In addition to the smartphone, the system consists of an external sensor module about the size of a deck of cards that contains the microphones and the processing capability required to detect the acoustic signature of gunshots, log their time and send that information to the smartphone by a Bluetooth connection.
The researchers have developed two versions.
One uses a single microphone per module.
It uses both the muzzle blast and shockwave to determine the shooter location. It requires six modules to obtain accurate locations.
The second version uses a slightly larger module with four microphones and relies solely on the shockwave.
It requires only two modules to accurately detect the direction a shot comes from, however, it only provides a rough estimate of the range.

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