Archery laser training system and method of simulating weapon operation
First Claim
1. An archery simulation system for competition or training, wherein an archery bow is actuated without use of projectiles to simulate shooting toward a target, said system comprising:
- a transmitter module to detect actuation of said bow and transmit energy signals in response to said detection; and
a mounting device to secure said transmitter module to said bow.
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Abstract
A laser transmitter attaches to an arrow emulator secured to a bow and emits a laser pulse in response to bow actuation according to the present invention. The training system further includes a laser-detecting target having a planar array of laser light detectors which detect the location and timing of laser pulses received at the target. Alternatively, the detector may be utilized to detect laser signals impacting a target object, such as a bottle. The laser-detecting target may be connected to a computer which analyzes the target hit information and displays feedback or scoring information. The computer can be connected via a communications network to similar systems so that competitions or training exercises can be conducted across plural geographic locations. The competitions or exercises can be controlled from a central system or unit which may be accessible to individual shooters via an Internet web site.
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63 Claims
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1. An archery simulation system for competition or training, wherein an archery bow is actuated without use of projectiles to simulate shooting toward a target, said system comprising:
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a transmitter module to detect actuation of said bow and transmit energy signals in response to said detection; and
a mounting device to secure said transmitter module to said bow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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28. A method of simulating operation of an archery bow for competition or training via an archery simulation system, wherein said archery bow is actuated without use of projectiles to simulate shooting toward a target, said method comprising:
(a) detecting actuation of said bow and transmitting energy signals from said bow in response to said detection. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A target motion device for a weapon simulation system, wherein said weapon emits an energy signal in response to weapon actuation, said device comprising:
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a target object to receive said energy signal from said weapon;
a sensing device to detect said energy signal impacting said target object;
an actuator to control motion of said target object to simulate impact by a projectile; and
a controller coupled to said sensing device to control said actuator to impart motion to said target object in response to detection of said energy signal by said sensing device. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method of moving a target in a weapon simulation system in a manner simulating a projectile impact, wherein said weapon emits an energy signal in response to weapon actuation, said method comprising:
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(a) detecting said energy signal transmitted from said weapon at a target object; and
(b) controlling motion of said target object to simulate impact by a projectile in response to detection of said energy signal. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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Specification