HardOCP News
[H] News
- Joined
- Dec 31, 1969
- Messages
- 0
We missed this story last week about a microwave beam that can incapacitate a vehicle with a short burst of radiation lasting just 50 nanoseconds. Obviously it wouldnt stop them Duke boys in their 70 Charger but all modern cars with onboard computers could be stopped.
To disable cars, the device first generates energy that is amplified using a generator. The energy is converted to microwave radiation and then directed, by way of a specially designed antenna, at the offender in a narrow beam. The higher the frequency of the radiation, the more directed the beam, which allows the user to aim the energy at vulnerable car parts, such as light bulb filaments, lug nuts, frame bolts, or windshield antenna.