Rifle Operating System Integrating Tactical Devices via Electrified Rail
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack an integrated solution to enhance the situational awareness and operational effectiveness of firearm users in the field by providing real-time data integration and command control across multiple devices and systems.
Innovation Solution
The Rifle Operating System (ROS) integrates a network of tactical devices with a secured communication gateway and electrified rail, enabling data streaming, remote commands, and situational awareness applications, allowing firearms to become 'smart' nodes that participate in a broader network for improved lethality, safety, and command control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple tactical devices are mounted on the firearm rail to improve situational awareness, then the functionality and capability are enhanced, but the device complexity and integration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independent tactical devices (camera, laser range finder, infrared sensor, display, radio) into an integrated firearm system with a unified control interface and shared power supply through the electrified rail, resolving the complexity of managing multiple separate devices while maintaining enhanced situational awareness capability
Solution Approach 2:
The electrified rail system serves multiple functions simultaneously: mechanical mounting for devices, electrical power distribution, and data communication bus, eliminating the need for separate mounting brackets, power cables, and data connections for each device
2Productivity
If real-time data integration and command control are implemented across multiple devices, then operational effectiveness is improved, but the system complexity and communication requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements real-time feedback loops where sensors continuously monitor environmental data, the processor analyzes this data against predefined criteria, and the control system automatically adjusts device operations or alerts the user, enabling responsive operational effectiveness without manual intervention for each device
Solution Approach 2:
The electrified rail acts as an intermediary communication bus that standardizes data exchange between diverse tactical devices and the central processor, providing a unified protocol that simplifies integration complexity while enabling real-time coordinated control across all devices
3Adaptability or versatility
If the firearm becomes a smart node with network integration, then command and control capability is enhanced, but the power consumption and energy requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The electrified rail provides continuous power delivery to all tactical devices and the smart node infrastructure, enabling sustained networked operation and command and control capability without interruption or manual power management, resolving the energy consumption challenge through reliable continuous supply
Data Source
AI summary
A system for interoperating and communicating data from a device having a communications gateway and at least one tactical device connected to an electrified rail providing electrical power. The system includes at least one processor, and at least one non-transitory computer-readable data storage device storing data instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to receive an event from the device, determine whether the event triggers a workflow, and execute an action on the device in response to the workflow being triggered.