A system for modifying a shock wave formed in a fluid by a body to modify effects of the shock wave on an object released from the body including heating fluid along a path to form a volume of heated fluid expanding outwardly from the path, the path extending from the body and through the shock wave, releasing the object from the body, and timing a release of the object relative to the heating of the fluid along the path to modify certain effects of the shock wave on the object.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 09/867,752, filed on May 31, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,527,221, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/208,068, filed on May 31, 2000, both incorporated herein by reference.
