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Projectile targeting analysis

  • US 20070238073A1
  • Filed: 04/05/2006
  • Published: 10/11/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for determining a location vector for an aimpoint relative to a target located within a firing range, comprising:

  • a. the target having a perimeter further defining a centroid for locating the target;

    b. an near infrared emitter, placed within the firing range, the emitter being further placed outside the perimeter of the target and the emitter being associated with the centroid for determining the angular offset between the target and the emitter;

    c. an emitter controller for wirelessly controlling the illumination sequence of the emitter;

    d. a projectile launcher for testing;

    e. a digital camera having a lens, the camera adjustably mounted on the projectile launcher for alignment of the camera optical axis with the projectile launcher site line, the camera field of view encompassing the emitter, and the camera being mapped to derive the angular offset between the image formed by the emitter emission from the target centroid position;

    f. a sensor responsive to the projectile launcher for detecting triggering events when the projectile launcher is fired;

    g. communication means for transferring information between the computer and each of the sensors, emitter, camera; and

    h. a system computer for receiving inputs from the emitter, the camera and the sensor for controlling the emitter controller, and for determining the aimpoint vector at the triggering event.

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