Fire control system with aiming error compensation
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1. A fire control system for a weapon having an operator-aimed barrel, comprising:
- a sighting piece carried by the barrel and having a reticle adjustable in position with respect to the bore axis of the barrel, a camera fast with said barrel and having a field coaxial with said bore axis,means for measuring the apparent movement of an image of a target in the field of the camera,means for measuring angular movements of said barrel as controlled by said operator,means for computing a position to be given to said reticle from variations of the aiming direction of the barrel provided by said angular movement measuring means and from said apparent movement,and means for controlling the position of the reticle with respect to the direction of the bore axis responsive to an indication of position provided by said computing means.
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Abstract
A fire control system for a weapon having an operator-aimed barrel compri a sighting piece carried by the barrel and having a reticle adjustable in position with respect to the bore axis of the barrel. A camera fast with the barrel has a field coaxial with the bore axis. The apparent movement of the target in the field of the camera is measured as well as the angular movements of the barrel by the operator. The position to be given to the reticle is computed from variations of the aiming direction of the barrel and from the apparent movement and the position of the reticle is consequently adjusted. The reticle may consist of a LCD.
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1. A fire control system for a weapon having an operator-aimed barrel, comprising:
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a sighting piece carried by the barrel and having a reticle adjustable in position with respect to the bore axis of the barrel, a camera fast with said barrel and having a field coaxial with said bore axis, means for measuring the apparent movement of an image of a target in the field of the camera, means for measuring angular movements of said barrel as controlled by said operator, means for computing a position to be given to said reticle from variations of the aiming direction of the barrel provided by said angular movement measuring means and from said apparent movement, and means for controlling the position of the reticle with respect to the direction of the bore axis responsive to an indication of position provided by said computing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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