Laser Shooting And Targeting With Dual-Channel Shot Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for evaluating shots in competitions are cumbersome due to the cumbersome process of assigning scores to firing devices or operators, and there is a lack of efficient detection of shots that do not hit the target area.
Innovation Solution
The system includes a firing device that registers and identifies itself with an aiming device using firing meta-information, allowing individual shots or shot beams to be assigned to the firing device, and uses separate transmission channels for the shot beam and meta-information to avoid interference and ensure compatibility with non-meta-information receiving devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If prior registration with the targeting device is used to assign scores, then the firing device can be identified by the targeting device, but the process becomes cumbersome in practice
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary registration of the firing device with the targeting device before actual shooting. The firing device transmits its identification information to the targeting device in advance, so that when shots are fired, the targeting device can automatically associate the shots with the correct firing device without requiring repeated registration actions. This resolves the contradiction by establishing identification reliability through preliminary action while maintaining operational simplicity during actual use.
Solution Approach 2:
The firing device automatically transmits its own identification information to the targeting device without requiring manual intervention or complex registration procedures. The system enables the firing device to self-identify and self-register with the targeting device through automated transmission of identification data, eliminating the need for cumbersome manual assignment processes while ensuring reliable identification.
2Device complexity
If the transmitting device transmits both the shot beam and meta-information on the same channel, then the system is simpler, but interference between the shot beam and meta-information occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The transmission system is segmented into separate channels: one channel dedicated to transmitting the shot beam and another channel dedicated to transmitting meta-information. This segmentation prevents interference between the two types of signals while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular channel design. Each channel can be optimized independently for its specific function.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a separate transmission channel as an intermediary pathway for meta-information, distinct from the shot beam transmission channel. This intermediary channel acts as a dedicated conduit that carries identification and scoring data without interfering with the optical shot beam, and vice versa, thereby eliminating signal interference while preserving system functionality.
3Device complexity
If the aiming device only detects shots within the target area, then scoring is simplified, but shots outside the target area cannot be detected
Solution Approach 1:
The detection capability is extended from a two-dimensional target area to a three-dimensional spatial volume by detecting shots outside the target area. The aiming device incorporates detection functionality that operates beyond the traditional target boundaries, capturing shots that occur in the surrounding space. This dimensional extension allows comprehensive shot detection while maintaining manageable device complexity through systematic detection architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The aiming device is designed with multi-functional detection capabilities that can identify both shots within the target area and shots outside the target area. The detection system serves multiple purposes: scoring valid shots, recording missed shots, and providing comprehensive shooting data. This universal detection functionality prevents loss of shot information while maintaining reasonable device complexity through integrated detection architecture.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system (10) comprising a firing device (20) designed in particular in the manner of a pistol or rifle and a targeting device (40) designed in particular in the manner of a target, wherein the firing device (20) has a transmitting device (25) for transmitting an optical firing beam (SU), in particular a laser beam, and the targeting device (40) has a target surface (43) and a receiving device (45) for detecting optical firing beams (SU) striking the target surface (43).It is provided that the transmitting device (25) is designed to transmit a shot meta-information (MI) different from the optical shot beam (SU), which includes additional information (ZI) about the shot beam (SU) transmitted by the transmitting device (25) and/or about the firing device (20) and/or the operator of the firing device (20), and that the receiving device (45) is designed to receive the shot meta-information (MI).