Adjustable Guiding Device for Handguns with Night Vision
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing guiding devices for rifles fail to provide rapid, accurate, and automatic elevation compensation for aiming at long distances, especially in varying light conditions and with different types of handguns, limiting their effectiveness and usability.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable guiding device with a module housing a digital camera, movable lenses, and an LCD screen for magnification and night vision, attached to a handgun via sliding rails, allowing for quick engagement and adaptation to various handguns, with a mechanical extension mechanism for adjustable positioning and aiming accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a telescopic sight with cross-hairs is used for long-distance aiming, then the rifle can be aimed at long distances, but the elevation compensation for vertical drop is not rapid and accurate enough
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical elevation adjustment with an automated optical system. A camera captures the target, a processor calculates the required elevation based on target distance and ballistic data, and an actuator automatically adjusts the cross-hair elevation. This substitution of mechanical manual adjustment with automated optoelectronic processing enables rapid and accurate elevation compensation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback through a camera that continuously monitors the target position and distance. The processor uses this visual feedback to calculate the correct elevation angle and controls the actuator to adjust the cross-hairs accordingly. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures rapid and accurate elevation compensation by constantly adapting to changing target conditions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing guiding devices are used, then some aiming guidance is provided, but they fail to adapt to different handgun types and light conditions effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing a guiding device that can adapt to different handgun types through adjustable mounting mechanisms. The device includes a camera system, processing unit, and actuator that work together to provide aiming guidance across various platforms. The adjustable components allow the same device to be configured for different handgun models, eliminating the need for multiple device types.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses parameter changes to adapt to varying light conditions. The camera and processing unit can adjust image parameters such as exposure, contrast, and brightness in response to ambient lighting. This dynamic parameter adjustment ensures the guiding device remains effective whether operating in bright sunlight, low light, or darkness, improving usability across different environmental conditions.
3Measurement precision
If manual elevation adjustment is used, then the rifle can be aimed, but the adjustment process is time-consuming and less accurate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical elevation adjustment with an automated system. A camera captures target information, the processing unit calculates the required elevation based on ballistic parameters, and an actuator automatically positions the cross-hairs. This automation eliminates manual adjustment time while improving precision through computational accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary calculations of the required elevation angle before the shooter needs to aim. The processing unit continuously computes the correct cross-hair position based on target distance and ballistic data, so when the shooter is ready, the elevation is already correctly set. This preliminary computation eliminates the need for on-the-spot manual adjustment.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and accurate aiming in both low and bright light conditions, with improved adaptability to different handgun types, enhancing visibility and aiming precision through video transmission and adjustable crosshairs on an eye-level LCD screen.
Implementation Method 1
A small digital camera with a pair lenses for magnification is housed in the module of the device to transmit a video of the target to a LCD screen
Implementation Method 2
lenses for magnification is housed in the module of the device to transmit a video of the target
Implementation Method 3
night vision capability to provide visibility of the target in dark environments
Data Source
AI summary
An adjustable guiding device (the device) is used for a weapon for guiding a target. The device uses the slide-on rail of a gun for attachment purposes. A small digital camera is housed in an aiming module of the device to transmit a video of the target to a LCD screen sitting eye level. The LCD screen is attached to the module several support elements that envelope the barrel of the gun and slide. In addition to the digital camera, the module houses movable lenses for magnification/zoom function as well as a night vision capability to provide visibility of the target in dark environments.