Method for Reading and Writing Data Wirelessly from Simulated Munitions
First Claim
1. A method for identifying a simulated munition inserted into a simulated weapon in a weapon simulation system having a primary simulation computer generating a training scenario for a user, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. storing information about the simulated munition in a radio frequency identification tag housed in the simulated munition;
b. placing the simulated munition into an insert in the simulated weapon;
c. transmitting the information from the radio-frequency identification tag to an radio-frequency identification transceiver housed in the simulated weapon;
d. transmitting the information from the RFID transceiver to a weapon controller of the simulated weapon; and
e. transmitting the information from the weapon controller to the primary simulation computer.
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Abstract
A weapon simulation system includes a simulated weapon and simulated munition, with the simulated weapon being in electrical communication with a primary simulation computer and an instructor computing station. The simulated munition includes an RFID tag installed therein, with the RFID tag having information about the particular simulated munition. When the simulated munition is placed in an insert in the simulated weapon, an RFID transceiver in the simulated weapon will read the information from the RFID tag using an antenna, and further transmit the identification information of the simulated munition to a weapon controller. The weapon controller is further in electrical communication with a primary simulation computer generating a simulation, which is in electrical communication with an instructor computer.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for identifying a simulated munition inserted into a simulated weapon in a weapon simulation system having a primary simulation computer generating a training scenario for a user, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. storing information about the simulated munition in a radio frequency identification tag housed in the simulated munition; b. placing the simulated munition into an insert in the simulated weapon; c. transmitting the information from the radio-frequency identification tag to an radio-frequency identification transceiver housed in the simulated weapon; d. transmitting the information from the RFID transceiver to a weapon controller of the simulated weapon; and e. transmitting the information from the weapon controller to the primary simulation computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A weapon simulation system comprising:
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a primary simulation computer generating a simulation scenario; a simulated weapon having a weapon controller in electrical communication with the primary simulation computer; a radio-frequency identification transceiver connected with the simulated weapon, the transceiver in electrical communication with the weapon controller; an insert connected with the simulated weapon; an antenna connected to the transceiver, the antenna being supported in the simulated weapon by the insert; a simulated munition removeably engaging the insert in the simulated weapon; a radio-frequency identification tag housed in the simulated munition, the tag being in electrical communication with the transceiver when the simulated munition is supported in the insert. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A weapon simulation system for generating a training scenario for a weapon user, said system comprising:
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a primary simulation computer generating the simulation scenario; a simulated weapon housing a weapon controller in electrical communication with the primary simulation computer, the simulated weapon having a firearm barrel; a radio-frequency identification transceiver housed in the simulated weapon, the transceiver in electrical communication with the weapon controller; an insert connected with the barrel of the simulated weapon; an antenna connected to the transceiver and surrounding the insert, the antenna being supported in the simulated weapon by the insert; a simulated munition removeably engaging the insert in the simulated weapon; a radio-frequency identification tag housed in the simulated munition and in electrical communication with the transceiver when the simulated munition is supported in the insert. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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