Removable Fluid Splatter Pack for Target Visual Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current shooting targets lack immediate visual feedback of projectile impacts, are not easily transportable, and do not allow for the replacement of vital areas, limiting marksmen's ability to adjust their aim between shots and requiring additional personnel for accurate shot placement.
Innovation Solution
A target system featuring removable and replaceable fluid-filled splatter packs that burst upon impact, providing visual confirmation of accurate shots through a splatter pattern on a target panel, which can be easily attached and detached from a flat or three-dimensional target panel, allowing for adjustable target sizes and patterns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional paper targets are used, then the target is inexpensive and readily available, but the marksman cannot see immediate results of shot placement
Solution Approach 1:
The target incorporates visually distinct layers with different colors (e.g., black, white, red, blue concentric circles) that create high contrast patterns. When a projectile penetrates the target, it passes through these colored layers, creating a visible colored trail or pattern on the backside that immediately indicates shot placement and accuracy without requiring close examination or additional time.
2Loss of information
If bursting container targets are used, then visual confirmation of impact is provided, but the containers cannot be removed and replaced
Solution Approach 1:
The target is divided into separate functional components: a reusable base target structure and removable bursting container elements. The base target retains the colored layers and structural integrity, while the bursting containers are separate modules that can be detached after use and replaced with fresh containers, allowing the target system to be refurbished and reused multiple times.
Solution Approach 2:
The bursting container functionality is extracted as a separate removable component from the target base. This allows the container to be taken out after bursting and replaced with a new container, while the target base remains intact and reusable. The separation enables independent replacement of the consumable container element without discarding the entire target.
3Adaptability or versatility
If three dimensional targets are used, then realistic game animal shapes are provided, but the targets are expensive and lack mobility
Solution Approach 1:
The target system incorporates flexible and adjustable elements that allow the target structure to be configured in different shapes and orientations. The base target can be folded, collapsed, or repositioned for easy transport and storage, while maintaining the ability to present realistic game animal silhouettes or patterns when deployed. This dynamic design provides realism when needed but compactness for mobility.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables immediate visual confirmation of shot accuracy, facilitates easier transportation and reuse, and allows for adjustable target sizes and patterns, enhancing training effectiveness and accessibility for marksmen without the need for additional personnel.
Implementation Method 1
A target system featuring removable and replaceable fluid-filled splatter packs that burst upon impact
Data Source
AI summary
A target system has a splatter pack attached to a target panel. The splatter pack acts as a receptacle for a fluid that provides visual confirmation that the target has been hit as the pack bursts upon impact by a projectile. As the pack bursts, the fluid explodes out and leaves a splatter pattern on or about the target panel. The burst and residual splatter allow the marksman to see whether or not an accurate shot was delivered without having to closely examine the target. The splatter pack is removably secured to the target panel by an adhesive layer and once a pack has burst, another pack can be readily attached in its place. If only a portion of the splatter pack has been hit and not all chambers have burst, individual chambers may be inserted in place of the previously burst chambers.