Live fire target system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A target system comprising:
- a dielectric support defining mutually parallel target and back surfaces;
a plurality of electrically conductive strips disposed on said target surface in generally parallel, spaced relationship;
a conductive backplane disposed on said back surface;
sensing means connected to said backplane and at one end of each of said electrically conductive strips for applying an electrical pulse on each of said electrically conductive strips and sensing a reflection of said electrical pulse from the end of an electrically conductive strip and from any hits through an electrically conductive strip so as to detect the size and location of a hit on said target.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A target system includes a target comprising a plurality of spaced, parallel, electrically conductive strips disposed on a target surface. An electrically conductive backplane is provided on a back surface of the target in a plane parallel to the target surface. The system further includes Time Domain Reflectometry pulse generator connected to the backplane and to one end of each of the conductive strips for generating a pulse on each of the strips. The characteristics of reflected pulse are measured to determine the size and location of any projectile hits through the target. The backplane is energized to provide the target with a thermal silhouette.
-
Citations
28 Claims
-
1. A target system comprising:
-
a dielectric support defining mutually parallel target and back surfaces; a plurality of electrically conductive strips disposed on said target surface in generally parallel, spaced relationship; a conductive backplane disposed on said back surface; sensing means connected to said backplane and at one end of each of said electrically conductive strips for applying an electrical pulse on each of said electrically conductive strips and sensing a reflection of said electrical pulse from the end of an electrically conductive strip and from any hits through an electrically conductive strip so as to detect the size and location of a hit on said target. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A target system comprising:
-
a dielectric support defining mutually parllel target and back surfaces; a plurality of electrically conductive strips disposed on said target surface in generally parallel, spaced relationship; a conductive backplane disposed on said back surface; sensing means connected to said back plane and at one end of each of said electrically conductive strips for applying an electrical pulse on each of said electrically conductive strips and sensing the reflection of said electrical pulse from the end of an electrically conductive strip and from any hits through an electrically conductive strip so as to detect the size and location of a hit on said target; and energizing means connected to said conductive backplane for passing an electrical current through said backplane so as to cause said backplane to generate a thermal image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A target system comprising:
-
a dielectric support defining mutually parallel target and back surfaces; a plurality of electrically conductive strips disposed on said target surface in generally parallel, spaced relationship; a dielectric base defining mutually parallel first and second surfaces; a first conductive backplane disposed on said first surface of said dielectric base; a second conductive backplane disposed on said second surface of said dielectric base; said first backplane mounted on said back surface of said dielectric support; sensing means connected to said first backplane and at one end of each of said electrically conductive strips for applying an electrical pulse on each of said electrically conductive strips and sensing the reflection of said electrical pulse from the end of an electrically conductive strip and from any hits through an electrically conductive strip so as to detect the size and location of a hit on said target; and energizing means connected to said second backplane for passing an electrical current through said second backplane so as to cause said second backplane to generate a thermal image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
-
-
23. A target system comprising:
-
a dielectric support defining a target surface; at least one electrically conductive strip disposed on said target surface; sensing means connected to said strip for generating a pulsed electrical effect so as to detect the size and location of any hits through said target. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
-
Specification