Target system and method for ascertaining target impact locations of a projectile propelled from a soft air type firearm
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1. A method of determining a location of an impact of a projectile upon a target space comprising:
- (a) receiving projectile impacts upon an impact device surface, wherein said impact device includes a plurality of layers, and wherein said plurality of layers includes an electrically conducting sensor layer with an electrical property including one of resistance and capacitance that changes in response to the impact from the projectile and a resilient material layer coupled to said sensor layer and deforming in response to said projectile impact to facilitate said electrical property changes of said sensor layer; and
(b) monitoring said electrical property of the sensor layer of the impact device and determining location coordinates of the projectile impact upon the impact device surface based on changes of said sensor layer electrical property.
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Abstract
A target assembly according to the present invention for use with soft-air type guns includes an impact detection device. The device overlays an intended target and transfers projectile impact information to a computer system to display the projectile impact location on an image of the target and/or interact with a gaming application. The detection device permits the soft air firearm to be utilized with various virtual targets (e.g., generated by software gaming, competition or training applications, etc.) and with a variety of paper or other targets.
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1. A method of determining a location of an impact of a projectile upon a target space comprising:
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(a) receiving projectile impacts upon an impact device surface, wherein said impact device includes a plurality of layers, and wherein said plurality of layers includes an electrically conducting sensor layer with an electrical property including one of resistance and capacitance that changes in response to the impact from the projectile and a resilient material layer coupled to said sensor layer and deforming in response to said projectile impact to facilitate said electrical property changes of said sensor layer; and
(b) monitoring said electrical property of the sensor layer of the impact device and determining location coordinates of the projectile impact upon the impact device surface based on changes of said sensor layer electrical property. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 30)
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16. A target assembly for determining a location of an impact of a projectile upon a target space, the target assembly comprising:
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an impact device to receive a projectile impact upon a surface thereof, wherein the impact device includes a plurality of layers, and wherein said plurality of layers includes an electrically conducting sensor layer with an electrical property including one of resistance and capacitance that changes in response to the impact from the projectile and a resilient material layer coupled to said sensor layer and deforming in response to said projectile impact to facilitate said electrical property change of said sensor layer; and
a monitoring module to monitor said electrical property of the sensor layer of the impact device and determine location coordinates of the projectile impact upon the impact device surface based on changes of said sensor layer electrical property. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31)
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