System and method for locating a trajectory and a source of a projectile
First Claim
1. A system for locating a trajectory of a projectile relative to at least one stationary object, said system comprising:
- an acoustic sensor, for sensing conditions generated by said projectile;
a trajectory location calculator, responsive to said sensed conditions from said acoustic sensor, for calculating a set of ranges to said trajectory;
a ranging system, responsive to said trajectory location calculator, for determining a range to said at least one stationary object along said trajectory of said projectile; and
a range comparison calculator, responsive to said trajectory location calculator and said ranging system, for comparing said set of ranges to said trajectory and said range to said at least one stationary objects for determining a trajectory location of said projectile relative to said at least one stationary object.
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Abstract
A projectile trajectory and source location system and method identifies, calizes, and displays a projectile trajectory relative to one or more stationary objects, such as buildings in an urban environment. The system includes a sensor array and trajectory location calculator that sense conditions generated by the projectile, such as an acoustic signature, and calculate a set of ranges to the trajectory. A ranging system and range comparison calculator measure ranges to one or more stationary objects and compare those ranges to the set of ranges to the trajectory. A display displays the trajectory relative to the stationary objects including unobstructed portions of the trajectory, obstructed portions of the trajectory and the located source of the projectile. A tracking system and dynamic reprocessor track the movement of an observer, dynamically reprocess the relative trajectory location, and update the display of the relative trajectory location in response to the observer'"'"'s movement.
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1. A system for locating a trajectory of a projectile relative to at least one stationary object, said system comprising:
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an acoustic sensor, for sensing conditions generated by said projectile; a trajectory location calculator, responsive to said sensed conditions from said acoustic sensor, for calculating a set of ranges to said trajectory; a ranging system, responsive to said trajectory location calculator, for determining a range to said at least one stationary object along said trajectory of said projectile; and a range comparison calculator, responsive to said trajectory location calculator and said ranging system, for comparing said set of ranges to said trajectory and said range to said at least one stationary objects for determining a trajectory location of said projectile relative to said at least one stationary object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of locating a trajectory of and a source of a projectile relative to at least one stationary object, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing conditions generated by said projectile as said projectile travels from said source; calculating a set of ranges to said trajectory of said projectile using said sensed conditions, said set of ranges to said trajectory representing a trajectory path; calculating a range to said at least one stationary object along said trajectory of said projectile; and comparing said set of ranges to said trajectory and said range to said at least one stationary object, for determining a trajectory location relative to said at least one stationary object, and for determining said source of said projectile. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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