Target system for laser marksmanship training devices
First Claim
1. A target system for laser marksmanship training, comprising:
- a target responsive to a range of vibration,means for producing laser pulses for simulating a projectile fired from a weapon toward said target,one or more photodetectors mounted on said target and sensitive to one or more pulsesa vibration driving transducer operated from the output of the photodetectors attached and acoustically coupled to the target and producing a vibration for actuating said target.
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Abstract
A target system for laser marksmanship training devices is comprised of one or more photodetectors mounted on a target and sensitive to one or more pulses of the operating wavelength of a laser beam simulating the projectile of a weapon. An amplifier increases the power output of the photodetectors, and a frequency selective transducer is operated from the amplified output of the photodetectors. The transducer is attached and acoustically coupled to the target and produces a vibration signature simulating the vibration characteristics of a weapon-fired projectile striking the target. A microphone sensitive to the vibration signature of the transducer is acoustically coupled to the target, and a drive mechanism lowers the target out of the field of view of the weapon when the microphone receives a hit-indicating vibration signature from the transducer.
In a preferred embodiment the laser pulses include a code sequence identification of the weapon being fired and the amplifier includes a decoder for the pulse code sequence. The decoder includes a dual signal threshold level comparator in which a pulse signal level exceeding the first threshold level is established for a man target, and a pulse signal level exceeding the second threshold level is established for a vehicle target whereby the transducer is energized to initiate lowering of the target.
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1. A target system for laser marksmanship training, comprising:
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a target responsive to a range of vibration, means for producing laser pulses for simulating a projectile fired from a weapon toward said target, one or more photodetectors mounted on said target and sensitive to one or more pulses a vibration driving transducer operated from the output of the photodetectors attached and acoustically coupled to the target and producing a vibration for actuating said target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A target system for laser marksmanship training, comprising:
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a target responsive to a range of vibration, means for producing laser pulses for simulating a projectile fired from a weapon toward said target, one or more photodetectors mounted on said target, responsive to said laser pulses, for producing a pulse signal whose signal level corresponds to the portion of said photodetectors struck by said laser pulses, a vibration driving transducer responsive to said pulse signals for producing a vibration for actuating said target. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A target system for laser markmanship training, comprising:
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a target responsive to a range of vibration, means for producing laser pulses for simulating a projectile fired from a weapon toward said target, means for encoding said pulses with code sequences identifying simulated weapon projectile types being fired, one or more photodetectors mounted on said target, responsive to said laser pulses for producing a pulse signal whose signal level corresponds to the portion of said photodetectors struck by said laser pulses, means for selectively processing pulse signals that meet a predeterminable threshold signal level, a vibration driving transducer responsive to said processed threshold pulse signals for producing a vibration indicative of a weapon-fired projectile striking said target, control means, responsive to said processed threshold encoded pulse signals, for activating said vibration driving transducer in response to a predetermined combination of code sequences and threshold signal levels.
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