Sighting Mechansim For Fire Arms
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Abstract
A sighting mechanism for a firearm, including a video camera, a video screen, a digital sighting distance meter, at least one sensor for measuring environment, cartridge and/or weapon parameters, at least one biometric sensor, at least one memory module for biometric data and/or munitions data and a digital computer. The sighting device includes at least two video cameras arranged in a parallel manner in relation to each other to capture the target sighting field. The computer has at least two video input points and an image processing unit enabling the video image data to be superimposed in real time in a pixel precise manner in relation to the target field and to be reproduced on the screen. The computer includes a ballistic computer which enables the target image to reproduced on the screen. A graticule, which is arranged in the superimposed screen or on the screen, can be positioned in an automatic manner and in real time according to the incoming data, such that the position of the graticule in the target field corresponds to a real projectile point of impact.
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50 Claims
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1-25. -25. (canceled)
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26. A sighting mechanism for a firearm, comprising:
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at least two digital video cameras arranged on a firearm parallel to its barrel and to each other which record a same target sighting field, a video screen arranged in a sighting field of a marksman operating the firearm and arranged to display a target image that is recorded by the video cameras, a digital target distance meter, at least one sensor arranged to detect measurable environmental parameters, at least one sensor arranged to detect at least one of measurable cartridge and weapon parameters, at least one biometric sensor arranged to recognize a marksman handling the firearm, at least one memory module, in which at least one of encoded biometric data of at least one authorized marksman and ammunition data of ammunition that can be discharged by the firearm is stored; and a digital computer unit having at least two video input interfaces for digital image data of the video cameras, for the distance meter, for the sensors, and for the memory module, and having an output interface for the video screen, whereby, aside from the target image recorded by the video cameras, the video screen displays an information for the marksman that supports the aiming and is calculated by the computer unit as a function of the data that is incoming by means of the input interfaces, the digital computer unit comprises an image processing computer that allows at least a selectable image portion of the image data received from the video cameras to be superimposed in a pixel precise fashion and in real-time to form a target image and to be displayed on the screen, and the digital computer unit comprises a ballistics computer that can be used to position the target image displayed on the screen and a graticule that is either faded into said target image or situated on the screen with respect to each other in an automatic manner and in real time according to the data that is incoming through the input interfaces such that the position of the graticule in the target image coincides with a real point of impact of a projectile from the firearm on the target. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A sighting mechanism for a firearm, comprising:
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at least two digital video cameras arranged on a firearm parallel to its barrel and to each other which record a same target sighting field, a video screen arranged in a sighting field of a marksman operating the firearm and displaying a target image that is recorded by the video cameras, a digital target distance meter, at least one sensor arranged to detect measurable environmental parameters, at least one sensor arranged to detect at least one of biometric attributes of a marksman handling the firearm, measurable cartridge and weapon parameters, at least one memory module, in which at least one of encoded biometric data of at least one authorized marksman and ammunition data of ammunition that can be discharged by the firearm is stored; and a digital computer unit having at least two video input interfaces for digital image data of the video cameras, for the distance meter, for the sensors, and for the memory module, and having an output interface for the video screen, whereby, aside from the target image recorded by the video cameras, the video screen displays an information for the marksman that supports the aiming and is calculated by the computer unit as a function of the data that is incoming by means of the input interfaces, the digital computer unit comprises an image processing computer that allows at least a selectable image portion of the image data received from the video cameras to be superimposed in a pixel precise fashion and in real-time to form a target image and to be displayed on the screen, and the digital computer unit comprises a ballistics computer that can be used to position the target image displayed on the screen and a graticule that is one of faded into the target image and situated on the screen with respect to each other in an automatic manner and in real time according to the data that is incoming through the input interfaces such that the position of the graticule in the target image coincides with a real point of impact of a projectile from the firearm on the target.
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