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Electronically controlled weapons range with return fire

  • US 5,823,779 A
  • Filed: 05/02/1996
  • Issued: 10/20/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An interactive weapons range environment comprising:

  • an electronic central controller, the central controller having a first output for providing a return fire signal;

    a participation zone;

    an electrically controlled return fire simulator aligned to the participation zone, the return fire simulator being coupled to receive the return fire signal from the central controller, the return fire simulator being operative to emit simulated return fire toward the participation zone in response to the return fire signal; and

    a participant detector aligned to the participation zone, the detector further being aligned to detect a participant within the participation zone and coupled to provide a signal to the central controller in response to the detection,wherein the central controller further includes an alignment output for supplying an alignment signal and the return fire simulator includes an alignment input coupled to receive the alignment signal from the central controller and wherein the return fire simulator is alignable to a selected location in the participation zone in response to the alignment signal from the central controller.

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