AUTO-CORRECTING BOW SIGHT
First Claim
1. An auto-correcting bow sight, comprising:
- a range finder supported on a bow incorporating the auto-correcting bow sight, the range finder determining a range to a target;
an inclinometer supported on the bow and determining an angle of inclination of the bow;
a processor supported on the bow and receiving information from the range finder and the inclinometer relating to the range to target and the angle of inclination of the bow, respectively; and
multiple aim indicators being operably connected to the processor, wherein the processor controls which of the multiple aim indicators is displayed at a given time based on both of (i) the range to target, and (ii) the angle of inclination of the bow, information.
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Abstract
A bow sight automatically corrects and compensates for various dynamically changing aiming, shooting, and/or environmental conditions. The bow sight can perform situation-specific aim evaluations and corrections to correct or compensate for situation-specific shooting and environmental factors, at a given time and on a per-shot basis. The bow sight includes integrated sensor-type devices, such as a range finder, an inclinometer, and an anemometer, which detects values of situation-specific shooting and environmental factors and communicates such detected values with a processor or other control device. The processor uses the situational specific data, as well as bow and arrow performance data, and data from shot calibrations, to calculate precise vertical and horizontal aim compensations required to accurately hit the desired target point. The bow sight displays a new crosshair, dot, or multiple dot set, to direct the archer to a situation-specific aiming point for the most accurate shot under those particular circumstances.
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19 Claims
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1. An auto-correcting bow sight, comprising:
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a range finder supported on a bow incorporating the auto-correcting bow sight, the range finder determining a range to a target; an inclinometer supported on the bow and determining an angle of inclination of the bow; a processor supported on the bow and receiving information from the range finder and the inclinometer relating to the range to target and the angle of inclination of the bow, respectively; and multiple aim indicators being operably connected to the processor, wherein the processor controls which of the multiple aim indicators is displayed at a given time based on both of (i) the range to target, and (ii) the angle of inclination of the bow, information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of displaying an aim indicator in a bow sight to compensate for situation-specific shooting factors, the method comprising:
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evaluating a shooting distance defined between a bow and a target; evaluating a vertical shooting angle of the bow; and determining an aiming position based on the shooting distance and the vertical shooting angle of the bow; and displaying an aim indicator at the determined aiming position so as to compensate for the vertical shooting angle of the bow. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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