CZ19484U1 - Firearm simulator based on infrared radiation - Google Patents

Description

Technical field

The technical solution relates to a device that is intended primarily as a social game simulating a fight with a firearm in which a player is to disengage an opponent from the game by intervention.

Background Art

At present, weapons such as Airsoft, Paintball and Miles are on the market to simulate firearm combat. Airsotts and Paintballs are mock-ups of firearms falling under category D in accordance with Act No 119/2002, paragraphs 3 to 7, firing plastic projectiles with a specified maximum kinetic energy at the muzzle so as not to injure under the use of protective glasses or masks and adherence safety conditions as with conventional firearms. Thus, these weapons cannot be handled by persons under the age of 18 and the risk of injury in the event of improper handling of such a weapon is considerable. The range of these weapons is usually up to 60 m. At longer distances, the path of the projectile is noticeably influenced by the ballistic curve, possibly by the surrounding wind, and shooting at the target is thus very difficult.

MILES is a stand-alone electronic device mounted on real firearms used for military training. The MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) is defined as a one-way laser system. The system includes a laser generator (transmitter) mounted on a firearm that emits an encoded laser beam with an emissive angle depending on the shooter's direct line-of-sight and the firing of the firearm trigger (sensing the sound of a blank cartridge). The range is 500 m. When a potential target is hit, the laser beam is captured by laser detectors that are located at the target and are connected to the evaluation and display device. The evaluation and display device evaluates the intervention based on the coded laser beam (depending on the type of weapon, depending on the degree of target discard: destroyed, damaged). If the laser beam is not recorded at the target, the target was not hit. The applicability of MILES for civilian purposes is not particularly feasible for acquisition costs and the need to activate the laser by firing a blind cartridge.

The essence of the technical solution

The infrared-fired firearm simulator is a device in principle very close to the Mi30 forest. However, it does not use laser, but infrared radiation to function. Although the use of this technology results in a smaller range of virtual shooting (100m) and the necessity of using a relatively bulky optical system to concentrate the infrared radiation into the beam, it is a completely safe and manufactured device with incomparably lower production costs, since the components for digital transmission infrared spectrum information is commonly available.

The infrared firearm simulator consists of a mock-up of a firearm, a control electronics, an infrared radiator, and a hit sensor. Control electronics equipped with microcontroller through the software provides all functions: visualization of the current state of virtual ammunition on the display, reaction to the shutter button in the form of generating modulated infrared radiation (if the state of virtual stack 0 is not), reaction to the button of virtual charging (after pressing a virtual filling response to the intervention of the infrared sensor's interference sensor from the enemy's weapon (blocking the firing of the weapon of the affected player), generating the acoustic signals of the relevant events: shooting, charging, empty magazine, hit by the opponent.

The infrared heater generates an infrared beam modulated so that the hit sensor responds to it. The infrared heater is mounted firmly on the mock-up of the weapon so that the beam generated by it is parallel to the weapon sights axis and pointed to a common point. A hit sensor integrated into the helmet, equipped with every player, responds to infrared modulated hit and is connected to the control electronics. With such a built-in firearm simulator

Infrared-based CZ 19484 Ul can be simulated without any risk of damage to health and at a very favorable financial cost to combat a firearm at the level of a board game.

List of drawings in the drawing

The technical solution of the infrared-fired firearm simulator will be explained in more detail with reference to the drawing, in which: Figure 1 shows the arrangement of the individual components on the firearm mock-up;

Examples of technical solutions

The infrared firearm simulator consists of the following parts: according to FIG. 1, the firearm mock-up, in which the control electronics, the acoustic piezo transducer, the two-digit display 2 for displaying the ammo status, the shutter button 3, the virtual cartridge charge button, are located 4, switch 5 and connector 6 for connecting the cable from the intervention sensor. The firearm model must be chosen so that there is sufficient space inside the control electronics to accommodate the control electronics and easy installation of the above elements. Another criterion for selecting a suitable mock-up is the presence of the RIS rail 7. The R1S rail is a standardized mounting rail that is designed to attach accessories such as a torch, laser sight or collimator directly to the weapon and thus resolves a sufficiently rigid attachment of the radiator 8 to the mock-up of the gun. 9. The infrared heater of FIG. 2 is formed by a tube 10 of a PVC tube having a length of 230 mm and a diameter of 63 mm. An infrared LED (light-emitting diode) is located at one end of the tube. An optical system is inserted in the direction of the LED radiation, which is formed by two connected lenses. The first lens 12 is part of the translucent LED housing and its optical power is determined by the manufacturer. The second connecting lens 13 has a diameter of 60 mm and an optical power of 5 D. By selecting a suitable distance between the lenses, the infrared radiation from the LED is concentrated in the beam. Power cells 14 are located in the rear of the tube behind the infrared LED. The infrared heater is mounted on the RIS rail so that the beam generated by it is parallel to the weapon sights axis and point to a common point. The infra25 radiator is electrically connected to the evaluation unit. Sensor interventions under óbr.'3jě ^_ integrated into the helmet 17, and is formed by four individual sensors 15 are sensitive to infrared radiation modulated. The individual sensors are electrically interconnected and embedded in the drilled holes in the helmet 17 on the front side, the occipital side, further on both sides of the helmet 17 · Such an arrangement ensures the omnidirectional nature of the sensor. The sensor on the helmet is connected via a cable with connector 16 to the evaluation unit in the weapon's dummy.

Industrial usability

The use is mainly offered at the level of parlor games.

Claims (1)

PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS An infrared-based firearm simulator for simulating combat with a firearm, characterized in that the firearm mock-up is fitted with control electronics, an infrared heater and an impact sensor. 1 drawing CZ 19484 Ul