EP1806556A1 - Dispositif d'acquisition d'un emplacement de cible/site - Google Patents

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EP1806556A1
EP1806556A1 EP07100199A EP07100199A EP1806556A1 EP 1806556 A1 EP1806556 A1 EP 1806556A1 EP 07100199 A EP07100199 A EP 07100199A EP 07100199 A EP07100199 A EP 07100199A EP 1806556 A1 EP1806556 A1 EP 1806556A1
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Giora Kutz
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G3/00—Aiming or laying means
    • F41G3/14—Indirect aiming means
    • F41G3/16—Sighting devices adapted for indirect laying of fire
    • F41G3/165—Sighting devices adapted for indirect laying of fire using a TV-monitor

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  • the present invention relates to a target/site location acquisition device, and more particularly, to a portable, hand-held device (HHD) location determination, human/machine interface (HMI) device.
  • HHD portable, hand-held device
  • HMI human/machine interface
  • Portable location determination devices have a broad range of applications especially, but not limited to, military applications, e.g., for target acquisitions in the field and urban areas even during combat and adverse conditions.
  • a portable target/site location acquisition device comprising a grippable housing, a display viewable by at least one eye of a user, attached to said housing, an optical sight affixed about said housing to be viewable from the same direction as said display, a display and data controller for effecting a computer display, e.g., SVGA data, and a manipulatable means for manually operating a PC or PDA electrically connectable thereto for displaying and controlling the selected displayed indicia stored and processed in said PC or PDA.
  • a computer display e.g., SVGA data
  • a manipulatable means for manually operating a PC or PDA electrically connectable thereto for displaying and controlling the selected displayed indicia stored and processed in said PC or PDA.
  • a portable HHD 2 for target/site location determination or data acquisition constituting a human/machine interface (HMI) instrument.
  • Seen is a near eye display 4 having optics 6, e.g., a lens, attached thereto for improved viewing and advantageously fitted with an eye guard 8.
  • Below the eye display 4 there are disposed means for manually operating and controlling selected displayed indicia such as right eye and left eye displays, command buttons 14, 16, e.g., mouse-type buttons, and a joystick-type stem 18 for moving the cursor.
  • a gripping housing 20 having a fast connector 22 for effecting an electrical connection, e.g., by means of a cable, with a PC or a PDA.
  • a near eye display button 24 and an azimuth capturing/freezing button 26 are conveniently disposed opposite to the command buttons 14, 16.
  • a near eye display controller 28 advantageously incorporating SVGA/VIDEO auto-selector switch and data controller located inside the gripping housing 20. Also illustrated are pitch and roll inclinometers 32 and a digital compass 36.
  • the functional aspects of the HHD 2 are illustrated in Fig. 5.
  • the portable HHD 2 is connectable to personal computer (PC) or a personal digital assistant (PDA) 34 via the fast connector 22.
  • the HHD 2 may advantageously have the digital compass 36 and pitch and roll inclinometers 32 operationally feeding signals to the PC/PDA 34 through a data controller 38.
  • PC/PDA 34 may also be continuously fed with data concerning its location via a GPS antenna 40 connected to a GPS receiver 42.
  • the above-mentioned signal feedings enable the coordination between the user's real world view and the map screened on the near eye display.
  • the HHD 2 is furnished with a near eye display user interface, on/off, brightness and contrast controller 44.
  • a user When a user wishes to acquire a target/site location, the latter is first identified by the user simply by looking at it through bare eyes or binoculars. The user then aims the HHD 2 at the target/site location through the optical sight 10 and by pushing button 26, freezes the azimuth to the target/site, as measured by the device's compass 36, e.g., a digital magnetic compass (DMC). If now the user repeats the operation from a different position, the combined gathered information will provide the target's/site's coordinates. Alternatively, the target/site location may be generated by intersecting the azimuth line as frozen in the HHD 2 and the data terrain-mapping (DTM) stored in the PC or PDA. A reverse procedure can also be performed.
  • DTM data terrain-mapping
  • the user looks at the map on the screen and then operates the DMC 36 by button 26 and rotates the HHD 2 until the azimuth line generated from user's position onwards, coincides with the target's/site's icon on the map. The user can then see the target/site on the terrain by aligning the eyes with the optical sight 10.
  • the portable HHD 2 is small, compact, and easy to operate, and thus, operable even with one hand. It allows the user to look at the computer-generated related DTM and relevant information, whilst the user's eyes can keep direct contact with the environment. In this way, the user can easily merge the computer-based information with the observed target/site and better interpret and comprehend the target/site positioned inside this area.
  • the user In order to maintain a high level awareness in, e.g. a battlefield while using an HHD 2, the user has to alternately observe the battlefield area and the HHD. This is achieved by periodically nearing the HHD to, or distancing the HHD away from, the user's eye. In the period of time when the HHD is not viewed, critical new data or message may be displayed on the device. It is most important for the user that during critical times, e.g. combat, the critical data or message just received will be in hand. Therefore, the HHD 2 can be furnished with a mechanism 46 (Fig. 5) for periodically alerting the user that data has been received.
  • a mechanism 46 Fig. 5
  • the indication would be, on the one hand, as quiet as possible, and not transmit any light, in order not to expose the user's location, while on the other hand, should be sufficiently noticeable during adverse conditions.
  • a preferred solution is to implant into the device a palpating unit. The vibrations will commence when receiving an electronic signal indicating that important data or a message has been received.
  • a signal Upon receiving an incoming transmission, a signal activates the palpating unit, providing the user with an indication that a new transmission has arrived. It is possible to have the unit palpate in different sequences, strengths or the like, to indicate to the user the degree of urgency of the new transmission.
  • the portable, hand-held HHD 2 is connectable to a PC or PDA 34 via a connector 22
  • the proposed PC or PDA 34 are also portable and can be carried by the user, e.g., attached to the user's waist, or alternatively, the PC or PDA 34 could be incorporated inside the extended housing 20 by miniaturization of the PC or PDA components.

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IL173007A IL173007A0 (en) 2006-01-08 2006-01-08 Target/site location acquisition device

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CA2280647A1 (fr) * 1998-08-24 2000-02-24 James Hugh Lougheed Systeme de visee pour arme a capacite de surpointage en site
FR2787566A1 (fr) * 1998-12-18 2000-06-23 Sextant Avionique Procede et systeme d'aide a la visee pour arme legere
US6172747B1 (en) * 1996-04-22 2001-01-09 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Airborne video tracking system

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FR2718519A1 (fr) * 1994-04-12 1995-10-13 Thomson Csf Dispositif de visée pour arme, et arme équipée.
US6172747B1 (en) * 1996-04-22 2001-01-09 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Airborne video tracking system
DE19719977C1 (de) * 1997-05-13 1998-10-08 Industrieanlagen Betriebsges Video-Visier mit integrierter Feuerleitung für Gewehre
CA2280647A1 (fr) * 1998-08-24 2000-02-24 James Hugh Lougheed Systeme de visee pour arme a capacite de surpointage en site
FR2787566A1 (fr) * 1998-12-18 2000-06-23 Sextant Avionique Procede et systeme d'aide a la visee pour arme legere

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