Binocular Scope System with Adjustable Optical Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
High power scopes offer a narrow field of view, making target acquisition difficult due to the need for constant adjustments as the distance to the target changes, and existing solutions do not allow for simultaneous viewing with both eyes or provide a wide enough field of view.
Innovation Solution
A system combining a 1× red dot scope with a high power scope, allowing simultaneous use and automatic optical plane alignment, enabling rapid target acquisition with a superimposed point of reference in the field of view, adjustable to match the user's Interpupillary Distance for comfortable and immediate viewing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If high power scope magnification is increased, then viewing detail is improved, but field of view becomes narrower
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the viewing function into two separate optical channels: a high power scope for detailed viewing and a low power scope for wide field viewing. Each scope handles a specific magnification level, allowing the user to switch between them based on whether they need detail or wide field of view, thus resolving the contradiction between these two parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a temporal dimension to the viewing experience by allowing rapid switching between two different magnification levels. This enables the user to access both narrow high-power view and wide low-power view sequentially, effectively experiencing both fields of view without compromising either parameter.
2Measurement precision
If high power scope magnification is increased, then target detail is improved, but target acquisition becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the target acquisition function from the detailed viewing function by providing two distinct scopes. The low power scope is dedicated to target acquisition with its wide field of view, while the high power scope is dedicated to detailed viewing. This segmentation allows each function to be optimized independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary target location using the low power scope before engaging the high power scope for detailed viewing. This preliminary action of finding the target at low power makes the subsequent high power viewing much easier and more efficient.
3Ease of operation
If binocular and spotting scope are used together, then viewing comfort is improved, but alignment adjustments become constant and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities that allow the user to quickly change the angle and position of either scope relative to the other. This dynamic adjustment mechanism simplifies the alignment process, making it a simple rotational movement rather than a complex multi-step procedure.
4Area of moving object
If low power scope is used for wide field of view, then target location is improved, but magnified viewing is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the viewing function into two separate optical channels: a high power scope for detailed viewing and a low power scope for wide field viewing. Each scope handles a specific magnification level, allowing the user to switch between them based on whether they need detail or wide field of view, thus resolving the contradiction between these two parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs periodic switching between two magnification levels. The user alternates between low power (wide field) and high power (narrow field) viewing in a rhythmic pattern, allowing them to periodically access both wide field of view and magnified viewing without being stuck in one mode.
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AI summary
A visual target acquisition scope system including an adjustable connection between a zero magnification scope viewed by a first eye of a user and a power scope viewed by a second eye of the user. The system includes first and second movable sections connected and controlled by an adjustment locking mechanism. Using the system, while the user looks at an object through the zero magnification power scope with the first eye and looks at the object through the high power scope with the second eye, the target visible to the first eye is simultaneously visible to the second eye, so as to provide immediate acquisition and viewing of the object through the high power scope with the second eye.