METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING WEAPON POINTING ANGLES
First Claim
1. A weapon orientation measuring device, comprising:
- a processor configured to;
receive first location information indicative of locations of a first point and a second point on a weapon, the first and second points being a known distance apart in a direction parallel to a pointing axis of the weapon;
receive second location information indicative of the locations of the first and second points on the weapon;
receive information indicative of a first earth orientation; and
determine a second earth orientation corresponding to the weapon based on the first and second location information and the information indicative of the first earth orientation,wherein the first location information represents location relative to a first sensor at a first location and the second location information represents location relative to a second sensor at a second location, the first and second sensors being separated by a given distance.
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Abstract
A weapon orientation measuring device in accordance with the disclosure includes a processor configured to receive first location information indicative of locations of a first point and a second point on a weapon, the first and second points being a known distance apart in a direction parallel to a pointing axis of the weapon, and to receive second location information indicative of the locations of the first and second points on the weapon. The processor is further configured to receive information indicative of a first earth orientation, and determine a second earth orientation corresponding to the weapon based on the first and second location information and the information indicative of the first earth orientation. The first location information represents location relative to a first sensor at a first location and the second location information represents location relative to a second sensor at a second location, and the first and second sensors are separated by a given distance.
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1. A weapon orientation measuring device, comprising:
a processor configured to; receive first location information indicative of locations of a first point and a second point on a weapon, the first and second points being a known distance apart in a direction parallel to a pointing axis of the weapon; receive second location information indicative of the locations of the first and second points on the weapon; receive information indicative of a first earth orientation; and determine a second earth orientation corresponding to the weapon based on the first and second location information and the information indicative of the first earth orientation, wherein the first location information represents location relative to a first sensor at a first location and the second location information represents location relative to a second sensor at a second location, the first and second sensors being separated by a given distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of determining an orientation of a weapon, the method comprising:
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receiving first location information indicative of locations of a first point and a second point on a weapon, the first and second points being a known distance apart in a direction parallel to a pointing axis of the weapon; receiving second location information indicative of the locations of the first and second points on the weapon; receiving information indicative of a first earth orientation; and determining a second earth orientation corresponding to the weapon based on the first and second location information and the information indicative of the first earth orientation, wherein the first location information represents location relative to a first sensor at a first location and the second location information represents location relative to a second sensor at a second location, the first and second sensors being separated by a given distance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A weapon orientation measuring system, comprising:
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a first emitter configured to generate a first output signal, the first emitter located at a first point on a weapon; a second emitter configured to generate a second output signal, the second emitter located at a second point on the weapon, the first and second points being a known distance apart in a direction parallel to a pointing axis of the weapon; a first sensor configured to receive the first and second output signals and to generate first information indicative of first relative locations of the first and second points on the weapon relative to the first sensor; a second sensor configured to receive the first and second output signals and to generate second information indicative of second relative locations of the first and second points on the weapon relative to the second sensor, the first and second sensors being separated by a given distance; an earth orientation device configured to generate information indicative of a first earth orientation; and a communication subsystem configured to transmit weapon orientation information indicative of an earth orientation of the weapon toward a data center remote from the weapon, the weapon orientation information being based on the first and second relative locations and the first earth orientation. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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