Military Device Simulator

Abstract

An explosive device simulator system has a housing in the shape of an explosive device. The simulator includes a sound producing system inside the housing. A light producing system inside the housing receives an actuation signal from a trigger system. The trigger system may include a microcontroller, which can be used to include a delay between a trigger event and the actuation signal. The simulator may include a smoke producing system that includes a powder that is dispersed by a gas generator. The powder exits the housing through a number of vents. A cordite odor substance may be included in the powder to provide a realistic smell of an exploded device. A light producing system provides the flash of a real explosive device and is connected to the microcontroller.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A non-pyrotechnic military device simulator, comprising:
 a housing having a shape that imitates an explosive device;   a gas generator encased in the housing;   an electronic actuator controlling the gas generator; and   a plurality of vents in the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the gas generator includes a squib. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is reusable. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing includes an audio chamber in communication with the squib. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the housing is in the form a hand grenade. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 5 , wherein a weight of the device is within ten percent of a weight of a real hand grenade having the shape. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein a lever triggers the electronic actuator. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , further including a microcontroller sending an actuation signal to the electronic actuator. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 7 , further including a microcontroller that provides a delay from a release of the lever. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the shape of the housing is in a land mine. 
     
     
         11 . A non-pyrotechnic explosive device simulator, comprising:
 a housing having a shape similar to an explosive device;   a gas generator encased in the housing;   an actuator controlling the gas generator; and   a microcontroller sending an actuation signal to the actuator.   
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 11 , further including a plurality of vents in the housing. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the gas generator contains a compressed inert gas. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 11 , wherein the gas generator uses a chemical reaction to generate an inert gas. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 12 , further including an audio amplifying structure in communication with the gas generator. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15 , wherein the audio amplifying structure is the plurality of vents. 
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 11 , further including a safety system inside the housing. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the safety system senses a capacitance.