Non-Pyrotechnic Explosive Device Simulator System

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 explosive device simulator system, comprising:
 a housing having a shape of an explosive device;   a sound generator system inside the housing;   a smoke producing system inside the housing, the sound producing system synchronized with the sound generating system; and   a light producing system connected to the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the sound generator system includes a squib. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , further including an odor producing system inside the housing. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the housing has a plurality of vents. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the smoke producing system includes a gas generator. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the gas generator includes a squib. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the smoke producing system includes a powder. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the light producing system is synchronized with the sound generating system. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the light producing system strobes at a predetermined rate. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , further including a trigger system attached to the housing. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , further including a microcontroller receiving a trigger signal from the trigger system. 
     
     
         12 . A non-pyrotechnic explosive device simulator system, comprising
 a housing;   a trigger system attached to the housing;   a sound system inside the housing and receiving a trigger signal from the trigger system; and   a light producing system attached to the housing and receiving the trigger signal from the trigger system.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the housing has a shape of an explosive device. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , further including a smoke producing system that is synchronized with the sound system. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , further including an odor producing system inside the housing. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the odor producing system is synchronized with the smoke producing system. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the trigger system includes a pressure trigger. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the trigger system includes an electronic trigger. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the trigger system has a delay between receiving a trip signal from the electronic trigger and transmitting the trigger signal. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the light producing system strobes at a predetermined rate upon receiving the trigger signal. 
     
     
         21 . The device of  claim 12 , further including a safety system inside the housing. 
     
     
         22 . The device of  claim 21 , wherein the safety system senses a capacitance.