Adjustable Firearm Mounting Vise with Remote Trigger Actuation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Firearms training often results in human error and injury due to recoil and noise, particularly for young and physically handicapped shooters, as they lack proper handling skills and compensation for recoil.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable remotely controlled sighting and shooting firearm mounting vise that secures the firearm, allowing for remote discharge and reducing recoil and noise exposure, featuring positional-adjustment tracks, trigger actuators, microcontrollers, and wireless receivers to facilitate safe and accurate shooting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a person manually handles and sights-in a firearm, then they can learn proper handling skills, but they are exposed to recoil and noise that may cause injury
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the shooting function into separate components: the firearm is mounted on a vise for stable positioning, while the trigger is actuated by a remote-controlled mechanism. This segmentation allows the shooter to observe the firing process without being in the direct path of recoil and noise, reducing exposure to harmful factors while maintaining safety.
Solution Approach 2:
A remote-controlled trigger actuator serves as an intermediary between the shooter and the firearm. The shooter controls the discharge remotely, eliminating direct exposure to recoil and noise while still enabling the firearm to function. This intermediary mechanism resolves the contradiction by decoupling the control function from the physical effects of discharge.
2Ease of operation
If a new user is handed a firearm for training, then they can learn handling skills, but human error may lead to injury or accidental discharge
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides self-service training by automatically stabilizing the firearm on an adjustable vise with inherent safety features. The mechanical setup itself enforces proper positioning and alignment, reducing reliance on the user's skill level. The firearm is designed to be securely mounted and fired in a controlled manner, making the training process inherently safer while still allowing users to learn handling skills.
3Measurement precision
If the firearm is secured to a mounting vise for stable shooting, then accuracy is improved, but the shooter cannot remotely control the discharge
Solution Approach 1:
A remote-controlled trigger actuator serves as an intermediary between the shooter and the firearm. The shooter controls the discharge remotely, eliminating direct exposure to recoil and noise while still enabling the firearm to function. This intermediary mechanism resolves the contradiction by decoupling the control function from the physical effects of discharge.
4Reliability
If the firearm is mounted for remote operation, then shooter safety is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting vise is designed as a multi-functional device that not only secures the firearm for stable positioning but also incorporates adjustable features for different firearm types and sizes. The remote control system uses standard components that can be adapted to various firearms, reducing overall complexity through universal design principles rather than custom-built specialized systems.
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AI summary
An adjustable sighting and shooting firearm mounting vise receives a firearm to assist shooters with sighting and discharging the firearm. The firearm mounting vise includes a first base support, a second base support, a pair of positional-adjustment tracks, a forend support, a stock support, a trigger actuator, a trigger switch, a controller housing, a wireless receiver, and a microcontroller. The first base support and the second base support the pair of positional-adjustment tracks. The pair of positional-adjustment tracks allows the forend support, the stock support, and the trigger actuator to translate along each positional-adjustment track to accommodate a plurality of firearms to be secured by the firearm mounting vise. The controller housing protects electrical components including the microcontroller and the wireless receiver. The microcontroller receives control signals through the wireless receiver or directly from the trigger switch to activate the trigger actuator and discharging the firearm.