WO2005080908A3 - Processor aided firing of small arms - Google Patents

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WO2005080908A3
WO2005080908A3 PCT/US2004/029975 US2004029975W WO2005080908A3 WO 2005080908 A3 WO2005080908 A3 WO 2005080908A3 US 2004029975 W US2004029975 W US 2004029975W WO 2005080908 A3 WO2005080908 A3 WO 2005080908A3
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motion
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small arms
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Gerald E Lenner
Philip B Karcher
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Gerald E Lenner
Philip B Karcher
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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
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G3/00—Aiming or laying means
    • F41G3/06—Aiming or laying means with rangefinder
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G3/00—Aiming or laying means
    • F41G3/12—Aiming or laying means with means for compensating for muzzle velocity or powder temperature with means for compensating for gun vibrations

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  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)

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A digital processor aiming and firing system generates a trigger signal with electronic timing exactness, resulting in shooting accuracy unobtainable by humans. To achieve this, a view down the barrel sight is captured by a digital video camera (1) and analyzed on a frame-by-frame basis by an electronic processor (4) equipped with image identification software. Motion detectors (5) attached to the weapon are used to interpolate the barrel position between frames. A motion history of the barrel position relative to the target is calculated and an extrapolation of the future position is made. When the anticipated barrel direction impinges on the target, corrected for motion and ballistic effects, the processor 4) signals the launch of the projectile.
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