System for simulating weapon firing

• US 4,195,422 A
• Filed: 12/12/1977
• Issued: 04/01/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Laspo AG
• Original Assignee: Laspo AG
• Inventors: Budmiger, Hermann
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US05/859,723
• Time in Patent Office: 841 Days
• Field of Search: 35/25, 273/101.1, 273/102.2 R
• US Class Current: 434/20
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 33/02 Light- or radiation-emitting guns ; Light- or radiation-sensitive guns; Cartridges carrying light emitting sources, e.g. laser
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/265 with means for selecting or varying the shape or the direction of the emitted beam
• CPC Class Codes: F41J 5/02 Photo-electric hit-detector systems comprising a light-emitting device for simulating the firing of a gun F41G3/2622; detecting by optical means G01V8/10

Abstract

A system for simulating weapon firing comprising a pulse transmitter connected with a weapon for transmitting beam pulses and a target device having a hit display. The pulse transmitter comprises a calibrated adjustment device for the beam pulses in order to adjust the hit diameter at the target image plane of the target device to the caliber of the weapon.

Claims

1. A system for simulating firing of a weapon, comprising:

a pulse transmitter capable of being connected with a weapon and serving for transmitting beam pulses;

a target device having a target image plane and co-operating with the pulse transmitter;

a hit display for the target device for displaying target hits;

a calibrated adjustment device provided for the pulse transmitter for adjustment of the beam pulses in order to adjust their hit diameter at the target image plane of the target device to the caliber of the weapon used for simulation firing;

said target device comprising a target image subdivided into target regions;

a detector provided for each target region;

each detector having a sensor responsive to a beam pulse impinging thereat;

each sensor has a surface which is smaller than the correlated target region of the target image;

an optical means arranged between the target image plane and the detector formed by the sensors; and

said optical means serving for the deflection and the proportional size reduction of a beam pulse at the sensors and which beam pulse impinges upon the target image plane.

2. The system as defined in claim 1, further including:

collecting lens means arranged at the target image plane.

3. The system as defined in claim 2, wherein:

said collecting lens means comprises a Fresnel lens.

4. The system as defined in claim 2, wherein:

said collecting lens means comprises an aspherical lens.

5. The system as defined in claim 2, wherein:

said collecting lens means comprises a facet lens having a number of facets; and

a sensor arranged at the focal point of each facet.

6. The system as defined in claim 1, wherein:

forwardly of the detector, there is arranged an optical device tuned to the beam pulses and serving to eliminate the effects of outside light.

7. The system as defined in claim 6, wherein:

said eliminating means comprises an interference filter.

8. The system as defined in claim 7, wherein:

said interference filter comprises an interference filter foil.

9. The system as defined in claim 8, further including:

at least one collecting lens arranged in the target image plane;

said interference filter foil being disposed at a rear face of the collecting lens.

10. A system for simulating firing of a weapon, comprising:

a pulse transmitter capable of being connected with a weapon and serving for transmitting beam pulses;

a target device having a target image plane and co-operating with the pulse transmitter;

a hit display for the target device for displaying target hits;

a calibrated adjustment device provided for the pulse transmitter for adjustment of the beam pulses in order to adjust their hit diameter at the target image plane of the target device to the caliber of the weapon used for simulation firing;

said target device comprising a target image subdivided into target regions;

a detector provided for each target region;

each detector having a sensor responsive to a beam pulse impinging thereat;

said target device including a target disk serving as a target image;

said target disk being sub-divided into rings and sectors;

said detector being provided with said sensors in accordance with sections of said rings;

said sensors of the detector comprising phototransistors having collectors and emitters; and

said collectors defining said rings and said emitters defining said sectors.

11. The system as defined in claim 10, wherein:

said target device includes evaluation means;

said evaluation means comprising a first coder connected with said rings and a second coder connected with said sectors;

a first shift register;

a second shift register connected with said first shift register;

decoder means arranged after said second shift register and connected therewith;

said first and second coders delivering ring and sector signals to said first shift register;

said ring and sector signals being coded in accordance with a hit ring section.

12. The system as defined in claim 11, wherein:

said first coder delivers a higher ring value to the first shift register when a hit strikes two rings.

13. The installation as defined in claim 11, wherein:

said hit display is structured for the display of the hit rings and sectors.

14. The system as defined in claim 13, wherein:

said hit display digitally displays the hit ring value.

15. The system as defined in claim 13, wherein:

said hit display provides an analogue display of the hit sectors.

18. A system for simulating firing of a weapon, according to claim 11, wherein said optical adjustment device possesses lenses operatively associated with said laser-pulse transmitter for enlarging the beam pulse as well as subsequently arranged lenses for focusing the transmitted beam pulse.

19. The system for simulating firing according to claim 18, characterized by the features that the lenses for focusing the transmitted beam pulse are displaceable for adjusting the beam pulse in the optical axis.

20. The system for simulating firing according to claim 18, characterized by the features that the laser is a helium-neon laser.

16. A system for simulating firing of a weapon, comprising a pulse transmitter connected with an electrical supply device and having an optical adjustment device for transmitting and adjusting beam pulses, in order to adjust their impact diameter in the target image plane of a target device having a hit display to the caliber of the weapon, said supply device possessing an adjustable electrical timing means including an RC element in order to be able to adjust the duration of the beam pulse to a value which corresponds to the time span between firing the weapon until the projectile departs from the weapon barrel.

17. The system as defined in claim 16, further including:

evaluation means provided for the target device for each detected beam pulse;

said evaluation means including mechanism for evaluating only the end of a beam pulse.

21. A system for simulating firing of a weapon, comprising a pulse transmitter connected with an electrical supply device and having an optical adjustment device for transmitting and adjusting beam pulses in order to adjust their hit diameter in the target image plane of a target device having a hit display to the caliber of the weapon, and a cartridge-like switch insert insertable into the barrel of the weapon, having two contacts which are bridged by the firing pin of the weapon in the firing position.

22. The system for simulated firing according to claim 21, characterized by the features that the switch insert comprises a sleeve of electrically insulating material having a contact ring, and wherein the contact ring cooperates with a contact tab of a supply device for the pulse transmitter.

23. The system for simulating firing according to claim 21, characterized by the features that the switch insert is connected by means of a plug connection electrically with the pulse transmitter.

24. The system for simulating firing according to claim 21, characterized by the features that the pulse transmitter is constructed together with its optical adjustment device as an attachment which is insertable into the barrel of the weapon.