Custom DOPE Chart Generation for Optic Device Covers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Shooters face challenges in accurately tracking and accessing DOPE (Data On Personal Equipment) values due to the variability of gun and ammo combinations, and existing solutions like pre-calculated charts are not customizable and suffer from legibility and durability issues.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that allows users to input custom DOPE values through a configuration interface, which processes the data to generate a customizable DOPE chart in a legible, durable, and waterproof format that can be produced and attached to a scope cap.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If pre-calculated DOPE charts are used, then shooters can access ballistic data quickly, but the charts are not customizable to specific gun and ammo combinations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetime to access ballistic dataVSAvoidcustomizability to specific gun and ammo combinations

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of timeVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary calculations of ballistic data for specific gun and ammo combinations during the ordering process, so that customized DOPE charts are ready for immediate use without requiring time-consuming manual calculations or data entry during shooting sessions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates customized copies of ballistic data tailored to each shooter's specific equipment, allowing rapid access to pre-calculated values that are adapted to their exact gun and ammo combination rather than using generic charts

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Reliability

If shooters use hand-written log books to track DOPE values, then they can record actual shooting data, but legibility deteriorates and information density is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to track actual shooting dataVSAvoidlegibility and information density

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces the mechanical act of hand-writing with automated digital processes, where ballistic data is calculated and printed with high precision, eliminating legibility issues and maximizing information density through optimized layout designs

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system transforms the physical state of data recording from handwritten text to printed graphical representations, changing the medium and format to achieve superior legibility and information density while maintaining the function of tracking shooting data

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If hand-written logs are cut and attached to scope caps, then DOPE information is accessible during shooting, but the charts are not durable and become difficult to read in various conditions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccessibility of DOPE informationVSAvoiddurability and readability in various conditions

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses durable printed materials that can withstand various environmental conditions, combining the accessibility of having charts attached to scope caps with the reliability of weather-resistant, high-contrast printed surfaces that maintain legibility in different lighting and weather conditions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

4Reliability

If shooters use waterproof permanent pens to write on data discs, then they can record DOPE values, but the process is time-consuming and legibility is still limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedurability of recorded dataVSAvoidtime to record DOPE values

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs all data recording and calculation in advance during the ordering process, printing complete DOPE charts with all necessary ballistic values already filled in, so that shooters receive ready-to-use charts without needing to spend time writing or filling in data

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

5Adaptability or versatility

If custom DOPE charts are printed with specific gun and ammo information, then they are highly customizable, but the production process becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomizability to specific gun and ammo combinationsVSAvoidproduction process complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses a universal ordering interface that handles multiple types of customizations through a single process, allowing users to input their specific gun and ammo parameters and automatically generating the appropriate customized charts without requiring different production processes for different customization types

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250130019A1System and method for producing a DOPE chart

Publication Date: 2025.04.24 SHELTERED WINGS INC

AI summary

A cover for use with an optic device to hold and display shooting information. The cover may have resilient retention members that allow a display to be releasably attached and detached from the cover. The display may be made from a single substrate or multiple substrates in order to make the shooting information contained thereon highly visible in a variety of conditions and shooting preferences. The display may further be customized by a user to include desired DOPE information and then printed onto the single or multiple substrates. A system and method for creating custom DOPE charts is also provided.