FIREARM AIMING SYSTEM WITH RANGE FINDER, AND METHOD OF ACQUIRING A TARGET
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1. An aiming system, for an aimable device, comprising:
- (a) a user display;
(b) an imaging system that is adapted to display, on said user display, an indicator of a direction in which the device is pointing;
(c) user controls for locking on a target towards which the device is pointing according to said indicator;
(d) a tracker for tracking said target subsequent to said locking on said target; and
(e) a range finder for measuring a range to said target as said target is tracked by said tracker.
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Abstract
An aiming system of an aimable device includes a user display, an imaging system, user controls, a tracker, and a range finder such as a LRF. The imaging system displays, on the user display, an indicator of the direction in which the device points. The user uses the user controls to lock on a target towards which the device points according to the indicator. Then the tracker tracks the target, and the range finder measures the range to the tracked target. The tracker aims the range finder at the target, or alternatively scans the target and its background, one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally.
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18 Claims
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1. An aiming system, for an aimable device, comprising:
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(a) a user display; (b) an imaging system that is adapted to display, on said user display, an indicator of a direction in which the device is pointing; (c) user controls for locking on a target towards which the device is pointing according to said indicator; (d) a tracker for tracking said target subsequent to said locking on said target; and (e) a range finder for measuring a range to said target as said target is tracked by said tracker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of acquiring a target, comprising the steps of:
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(a) aiming an aimable device that includes; (i) a user display, (ii) a tracker, and (iii) a range finder, so that an indicator, in said user display, that indicates a direction in which said device is pointing, is sufficiently close to the target; (b) locking said tracker on the target; (c) using said tracker to aim said range finder at the target; and (d) measuring a range to the target, using said range finder. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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