Off-Axis Camera Sighting for Firearms Behind Cover
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearm sighting systems lack versatility and require users to expose themselves to danger by positioning directly behind the weapon to sight targets, especially in urban combat scenarios, and they are often limited to specific firearm types and viewing devices, lacking adaptability and affordability for small entities.
Innovation Solution
A firearm sighting device with a mounted LCD screen, rechargeable battery, and a camera housing that can be attached to a weapon's rail, featuring infrared capabilities and a Wi-Fi transmitting module, allowing the user to view targets through a smart device from behind protective cover, compatible with various firearm types and sighting systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the user positions directly behind the weapon to sight the target, then the sighting accuracy is improved, but the user's exposure to danger increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a camera as an intermediary device that captures images of the target and transmits them to a display device. This allows the user to sight the target from a protected position behind cover rather than exposing themselves directly behind the weapon, thus maintaining sighting accuracy while reducing exposure to danger.
2Measurement precision
If dedicated sighting components are used for specific firearm types, then the sighting precision is improved, but the adaptability to different firearm types decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs universal mounting brackets that can be attached to various firearm types including rifles, pistols, and shotguns. The camera-based sighting system is not dedicated to a specific firearm type but can be adapted to multiple platforms, achieving both sighting precision and versatility across different firearm configurations.
3Reliability
If high-tech exclusive components are used, then the sighting capability is improved, but the cost of repair, service, and maintenance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a camera to create an optical copy or image of the target, which is then displayed on a display device. This copying approach allows the use of standard, commercially available camera components rather than expensive proprietary sighting components, improving ease of repair and reducing maintenance costs while maintaining reliable sighting capability.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple separate components are used to achieve off-axis sighting, then the user safety is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the camera, mounting bracket, and display device into an integrated sighting system. This merging of components achieves off-axis sighting capability that improves user safety while avoiding the complexity of multiple separate components working together. The integrated design simplifies the overall system while maintaining the safety benefits.
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AI summary
A surveillance sighting system for a firearm including a portable digital display device in a first position, a surveillance sighting device comprising digital video image sensor, secured to the firearm such that a lens of the digital video image sensor is capable of capturing images in a field of view aligned with the barrel of the firearm, where the surveillance sighting device secured to the firearm in a second position that's different from the first position; and a a transmitter capable of transmitting the digital video images captured by the digital video image sensor to the portable digital display device which is capable of receiving the transmitted digital video images and displaying the transmitted digital video images on its screen such that when the firearm is pointed at a target the target is viewable centered in alignment with the barrel of the firearm on the screen.