Simulated hunting apparatus and method for using same
First Claim
1. A simulated hunting application, comprising:
- a hunting instrument capable of firing a projectile;
a data capture unit comprising a camera for capturing image data and a range finder for determining distance to target;
a display screen for displaying the image data;
trajectory calculating software capable of calculating the flight path and impact point of the projectile based on variable data entered by a user;
image editing software; and
a recording unit for storing the data captured by the data capture unit and the variable data;
wherein the image editing software is configured to allow display of at least portions of a flight path of the projectile based at least in part on the calculations performed by the trajectory calculating software, so that the flight path of the projectile may be viewed on the display screen and an impact point on or near an intended target may also be viewed.
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Abstract
A simulated hunting application for simulating the firing of a projectile such as an arrow or bullet, and displaying its flight path and that of its impact point on an intended target. In a preferred embodiment, the simulated hunting application includes a hunting instrument, such as an archery bow or gun, capable of launching a projectile such as an arrow or bullet; a data capture unit such as a video camera for capturing video data; a range finder for determining distance to target; a display screen for displaying images; trajectory calculating and video editing software programs; and a recording unit for storing the data captured by the data capture unit and data entered into the trajectory calculating software by the user. The flight path of the projectile, as well as its impact point with respect to the intended target, and interplay with background images, may be viewed by the hunter. Safe dry-firing of the hunting instrument may be provided using a momentum suppression rod which also forms part of the present invention. Interplay between the trajectory calculating software and an appropriate clinometer takes into account uphill or downhill shooting.
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39 Claims
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1. A simulated hunting application, comprising:
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a hunting instrument capable of firing a projectile;
a data capture unit comprising a camera for capturing image data and a range finder for determining distance to target;
a display screen for displaying the image data;
trajectory calculating software capable of calculating the flight path and impact point of the projectile based on variable data entered by a user;
image editing software; and
a recording unit for storing the data captured by the data capture unit and the variable data;
wherein the image editing software is configured to allow display of at least portions of a flight path of the projectile based at least in part on the calculations performed by the trajectory calculating software, so that the flight path of the projectile may be viewed on the display screen and an impact point on or near an intended target may also be viewed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A simulated hunting apparatus, comprising:
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an archery bow having a bow string suitable for launching an arrow;
a momentum suppression rod, a cavity and a piston moveable within the cavity, the piston being capable of providing back-pressure to the bow string upon release of the drawn string commensurate to that which an arrow imparts when actually fired from the bow. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for a hunter to use a simulated hunting application, comprising the steps of:
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aiming a hunting instrument capable of firing a projectile at an intended target, the hunting instrument comprising a data capture unit for capturing image data and a range finder for determining distance to target, and a display screen for displaying the image data;
calculating a flight path and an impact point for the projectile based at least in part on variable data entered by the hunter, using trajectory calculating software associated with the hunting instrument;
storing the data captured by the data capture unit and the variable data using a recording unit;
editing the image data using image editing software to display at least portions of a flight path of the projectile based at least in part on the calculations performed by the trajectory calculating software, so that the flight path of the projectile may be viewed on the display screen and an impact point on or near the intended target may also be viewed. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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