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Apparatus, systems, and methods for detecting projectile hits on a surface

  • US 9,028,312 B1
  • Filed: 05/15/2014
  • Issued: 05/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sensing apparatus comprising:

  • a surface capable of being hit by an external projectile;

    an accelerometer configured to (a) detect an acceleration of the surface when the surface is being hit by the external projectile, and (b) generate a signal indicative of the acceleration; and

    one or more processors configured to receive the signal indicative of the acceleration and calculate a virtual feedback based on the signal indicative of the acceleration, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine that the surface was hit by the external projectile when the acceleration value is greater than a predetermined acceleration threshold value, and wherein the virtual feedback is a virtual damage assessment, and wherein the one or more processors calculate the virtual damage assessment based on the acceleration value such that a greater acceleration corresponds to greater degree of virtual damage.

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