Drone-target hunting/shooting system
First Claim
1. A target-shooting simulation system for simulating hunting, the target shooting simulation system comprising:
- a plurality of flight-capable drones, each including a global positioning system (GPS) unit to obtain GPS coordinates of the drone during flight and a drone control unit to transmit the GPS coordinates;
a first replica firearm including a trigger, firearm GPS unit, motion and orientation sensors; and
a master control unit to;
transmit flight control instructions to each of the drones to cause the drones to fly along respective flight paths without colliding to simulate live hunting targets;
receive the GPS coordinates transmitted by the drone control unit of each of the drones as the drones fly along their respective flight paths;
obtain GPS coordinates, orientation and motion information with respect to the first replica firearm from the firearm GPS unit, orientation and motion sensors, respectively;
detect actuation of the trigger of the first replica firearm; and
in response to detecting actuation of the trigger, determine, based on the GPS coordinates of the drones and the GPS coordinates, orientation and motion information with respect to the first replica firearm as aimed by a user, whether a trajectory of a theoretical shot fired by the first replica firearm at time of the trigger actuation will intercept any one or more of the drones as the drones fly along their respective flight paths.
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Abstract
In a target-shooting simulation system, a master control unit issues flight control instructions to a flight-capable drone to cause the drone to fly along a predetermined flight path and receives GPS coordinates transmitted by a control unit of the drone as the drone flies along the predetermined flight path. The master control unit additionally obtains GPS coordinates, orientation and motion information with respect to a replica firearm, detects actuation of a trigger of the replica firearm and, in response to detecting actuation of the trigger, determines, based on the GPS coordinates of the drone and the GPS coordinates, orientation and motion information with respect to the replica firearm, whether a trajectory of a theoretical shot fired by the replica firearm at time of the trigger actuation will intercept the drone as it flies along the predetermined flight path.
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13 Claims
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1. A target-shooting simulation system for simulating hunting, the target shooting simulation system comprising:
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a plurality of flight-capable drones, each including a global positioning system (GPS) unit to obtain GPS coordinates of the drone during flight and a drone control unit to transmit the GPS coordinates; a first replica firearm including a trigger, firearm GPS unit, motion and orientation sensors; and a master control unit to; transmit flight control instructions to each of the drones to cause the drones to fly along respective flight paths without colliding to simulate live hunting targets; receive the GPS coordinates transmitted by the drone control unit of each of the drones as the drones fly along their respective flight paths; obtain GPS coordinates, orientation and motion information with respect to the first replica firearm from the firearm GPS unit, orientation and motion sensors, respectively; detect actuation of the trigger of the first replica firearm; and in response to detecting actuation of the trigger, determine, based on the GPS coordinates of the drones and the GPS coordinates, orientation and motion information with respect to the first replica firearm as aimed by a user, whether a trajectory of a theoretical shot fired by the first replica firearm at time of the trigger actuation will intercept any one or more of the drones as the drones fly along their respective flight paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A target-shooting simulation system for simulating hunting, the target-shooting simulation system comprising:
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a first drone, including one or more propulsion units to enable flight, a global positioning system (GPS) unit to obtain GPS coordinates of the drone during flight and a drone control unit to transmit the GPS coordinates; a plurality replica firearms each including a trigger, firearm GPS unit, motion and orientation sensors; and a master control unit to; issue flight control instructions to the drone to cause the drone to fly along a flight path to simulate a hunting target; receive the GPS coordinates of the drone from the drone control unit as the drone flies along the flight path; obtain GPS coordinates, orientation and motion information with respect to each of the replica firearms from the respective firearm GPS unit, orientation and motion sensors thereof; detect trigger actuation with respect to each of the replica firearms; and in response to detecting trigger actuation with respect to any one of the replica firearms, determine, based on the GPS coordinates of the drone and the GPS coordinates, orientation and motion information with respect to the one of the replica firearms, whether a trajectory of a theoretical shot fired by the one of the replica firearms at time of the trigger actuation will intercept the drone as it flies along the flight path. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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