Firearm Orientation Control System for Hit Probability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Firearm users, especially in stressful or combat situations, often misfire due to anxiety or inexperience, leading to wasted ammunition and increased collateral damage, as modern firearms lack effective systems to improve hit probability and maintain accurate firing over time.
Innovation Solution
A fire improving hit probability apparatus comprising a trigger unit, detection unit, firing processor, storage, and electromagnet that detects trigger engagement, collects direction data, designates a target orientation, and controls the sear to ensure accurate firing by matching real-time orientation data with pre-designated target data within a passing zone.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the firearm is set to automatic mode to increase firepower, then the rate of fire is improved, but the risk of misfire and collateral damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the firearm's orientation using detection units (accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers) and compares real-time data with the designated target vector. This feedback loop enables the system to detect deviations from the intended aim direction and prevent firing when the firearm is not properly aligned with the target, thereby maintaining high hit probability even in automatic mode
Solution Approach 2:
The system designates a target vector and defines a passing zone before firing begins. By pre-establishing the acceptable angular deviation range from the target direction, the system prepares the criteria for accurate firing in advance, allowing rapid automatic firing while ensuring each round remains within the acceptable aim tolerance
2Productivity
If the user fires rapidly in semi-automatic mode to produce rapid-fire effect, then the firepower is improved, but the time to reposition the firearm between shots increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-designates a target vector and defines a passing zone before firing begins. This preliminary setup allows the user to fire rapidly without needing to manually re-calculate or re-aim between shots, as the system automatically determines whether each shot falls within the acceptable angular range of the pre-established target direction
Solution Approach 2:
The real-time orientation detection and comparison system provides immediate feedback on whether the firearm remains within the passing zone, enabling the user to maintain rapid fire rate while the system ensures each shot is within acceptable aim parameters, eliminating the need for deliberate repositioning time
3Productivity
If the user presses the trigger continuously under stress, then the firepower is improved, but the misfire rate and ammunition waste increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides continuous feedback by comparing real-time orientation data with the designated target vector. When the firearm deviates beyond the passing zone, the system automatically prevents firing, giving the user immediate feedback that the aim is off-target. This prevents stress-induced misfires and ammunition waste while allowing continuous trigger pressure to maintain readiness
Solution Approach 2:
The control system acts as an intermediary between the user's trigger pressure and the actual firing mechanism. Even when the user presses the trigger continuously, the system mediates by enabling or disabling firing based on orientation accuracy, thereby preventing wasteful misfires while maintaining the user's intent to fire rapidly when properly aimed
4Ease of operation
If the firearm orientation is not precisely controlled, then the ease of operation is improved, but the hit probability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system defines a passing zone representing a partial tolerance range around the target vector, rather than requiring perfect alignment. This allows the user to operate the firearm with reasonable ease while still achieving accurate hits, as long as the aim remains within the acceptable angular deviation range. The system accepts partially accurate aims that are sufficient for combat effectiveness without demanding impossible precision
Solution Approach 2:
The real-time orientation monitoring and comparison system provides automatic feedback on aim accuracy. The user can operate the firearm naturally without constant manual adjustment, and the system continuously verifies that the orientation remains within the passing zone, thereby maintaining hit probability without requiring the user to exert excessive effort on precise manual control
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus significantly reduces misfires by enhancing the user's control over the firearm, improving hit probability, and allowing sustained firing without wasting ammunition, by ensuring that each shot is aligned with the intended target.
Implementation Method 1
an electromagnet to control functions of a sear of the firearm
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AI summary
The subject matter discloses a fire improving hit probability apparatus for reducing misfire of a firearm, comprising a trigger unit to detect when a trigger of the firearm is engaged; a detection unit to collect direction data of a direction at which the firearm is directed when the trigger of the firearm is engaged; a firing processor to improve accuracy of a shooter firing the firearm, wherein the firing processor designates a target sample when the firing processor receives a signal from the trigger unit that the trigger is engaged, wherein the target sample comprises the direction data; a storage for storing an orientation sample designated by the firing processor; an electromagnet to control functions of a sear of the firearm; wherein the firing processor designates a target orientation data according to orientation data collected when the trigger is engaged, said target orientation data is compared to a real time orientation data; wherein the firing processor enables the firing processor the firearm to fire a round when the real time orientation data matches the target orientation data.