System and method for calculating a projectile impact coordinates
First Claim
1. A training system to detect impact coordinates of one or more projectiles launched from one or more projectile launchers, the system comprising:
- one or more targets displayed on one or more screens;
a sensor directed at the one or more screens, the sensor capable of capturing thermal images of a projectile impact on the one or more targets;
means for calculating actual coordinates of the projectile impact from the thermal images captured by the sensor; and
means for providing immediate feedback of the projectile impact coordinates.
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Abstract
A training system and method to calculate actual coordinates of a projectile impact at one or more screens has been disclosed. A projectile is launched at a screen. One or more targets are projected onto the screen. A calibrated sensor is directed at the screen surface. The sensor continually captures thermal images of the screen surface. The sensor comprises software to detect and isolate thermal images of the projectile impacting the screen. These impact images are transmitted to a computer connected to the sensor. The computer comprises software to calculate the actual impact coordinates relative to a projected target. The calculated coordinates are digitally sent to feedback devices for display purposes. The system further comprises virtual training scenarios that are triggered upon notification of actual impact coordinates. These training scenarios simulate real life situations.
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42 Claims
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1. A training system to detect impact coordinates of one or more projectiles launched from one or more projectile launchers, the system comprising:
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one or more targets displayed on one or more screens;
a sensor directed at the one or more screens, the sensor capable of capturing thermal images of a projectile impact on the one or more targets;
means for calculating actual coordinates of the projectile impact from the thermal images captured by the sensor; and
means for providing immediate feedback of the projectile impact coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A training system to detect impact coordinates of a projectile launched from a projectile launching apparatus, the system comprising:
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one or more targets displayed on one or more screens, the screens comprising an elastomeric material for receiving a projectile impact;
a thermal camera facing the screens for capturing thermal images of the screen;
a computer for determining projectile impact coordinates by calculating pixel coordinates of the projectile impact from the thermal images captured by the thermal camera, the computer connected to the thermal camera; and
a projector for projecting visual images of the calculated pixel coordinates relative to the one or more targets, the projector connected to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for detecting actual coordinates of a projectile impact, the system comprising:
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one or more targets, the targets projected onto one or more elastomeric screens adapted to receive the projectile impact;
a thermal camera directed at the screen, the thermal camera continually capturing thermal images of the one or more screens;
means for a computer to receive images captured by the thermal camera, the computer connected to the thermal camera means for the computer to calculate actual impact coordinates relative to the projected targets from the images received from the thermal camera;
means for the computer to digitally illustrate the impact coordinates;
a projector for visually illustrating the impact coordinates on the screen, the projector connected to the computer; and
one or more simulated training scenarios to be displayed on the screen and one or more feedback devices. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for determining the position of a live projectile impact, the method comprising:
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(a) calibrating a thermal camera to compensate for lens distortion;
(b) capturing baseline thermal images of screen coordinates;
(c) launching the projectile at one or more targets projected on a screen;
(d) detecting a heat signature left by a projectile impact on the screen using a thermal camera;
(e) calculating actual pixel coordinates of the projectile impact;
(f) displaying visual images of the pixel coordinates along a X-axis and a Y-axis transposed on the screen; and
(g) projecting simulated training scenarios onto the screen based upon the position of the pixel coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A containerized training system to detect impact coordinates of a projectile launched from a projectile launching apparatus, the system comprising:
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a housing comprising a metallic surface;
one or more targets displayed on one or more screens, the screens located within the housing;
a thermal camera facing the screens for capturing thermal images of the screens;
a computer for determining projectile impact coordinates by calculating pixel coordinates of the projectile impact from the thermal images captured by the thermal camera, the computer connected to the thermal camera; and
a projector for projecting visual images of the calculated pixel coordinates relative to the one or more targets, the projector connected to the computer.
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