Electromechanical Indicator for Weapon Sight Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current shooter detection systems for military vehicles and aircraft often provide inaccurate and disruptive methods for gunners to aim at detected shooters, as they require manual adjustment and can reveal the vehicle's location to enemy militiamen, leading to inaccuracies in return fire.
Innovation Solution
A system and method utilizing a moveable electromechanical indicator, actuated by a processor receiving shooter location data, to align a weapon sight with the indicator, ensuring the weapon points accurately at the detected shooter, with optional aural or visual signals for multiple shooter targeting and flexible servo motor control for precise positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If illuminated pointers are used to indicate shooter location, then the gunner can be alerted to the threat, but the vehicle's location is revealed to enemy militiamen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary indicator rod that translates the shooter location into a visual indication on the weapon sight without directly displaying the vehicle's location. The indicator rod acts as a mediator between the detection system and the gunner, providing targeting information while maintaining operational security.
2Ease of operation
If manual weapon adjustment is required, then the gunner has control over aiming, but the process is time-consuming and imprecise
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically calculating and positioning the indicator rod before the gunner needs to engage the weapon. The processor determines the indicator position based on shooter location data, and the actuator positions the rod in advance, so the gunner only needs to align the weapon with the pre-positioned indicator rather than performing manual adjustment.
3Measurement precision
If the indicator is manually positioned, then the gunner can control the indication, but the positioning is inaccurate and slow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical positioning with an automated electromechanical system. The processor electronically calculates the indicator position based on shooter location, and the actuator (servo motor or similar device) automatically positions the indicator rod. This substitution of manual mechanical action with automated electromechanical control achieves both high precision and fast response.
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AI summary
The systems and methods described herein provide military personnel with a swift and accurate means to return fire at a detected shooter. In particular, the systems and methods described herein relate to an indicator for a weapon sight. In some embodiments, the indicator is electromechanical. In some embodiments, the indicator is configured to be moveable such that when the weapon sight is aligned with the indicator, the weapon points in the direction of the detected shooter. In some embodiments, the indicator is attached to the weapon itself, while in other embodiments, the indicator is attached to the weapon mount. The weapon may be located on a ground vehicle, aircraft, or may be portable. In some embodiments, the system includes a processor configured to receive a shooter's location, determine the position of the indicator based on the received shooter location, and control the indicator to move into the determined position. In some embodiments, the system may provide the location of more than one shooter to military personnel and the location of the second shooter may be provided in the form of an aural or visual signal.