Shooting Range Control System with Automated Scoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current clay pigeon shooting range setups require significant manual effort and resources for configuration and scoring, leading to inefficiencies such as long waiting times and limited competition opportunities, as each shooting session must be manually set up and scored, restricting the ability for shooters to customize their experience and compete with others remotely.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes individual shooter tokens for personalized setup configuration, automatic hit detection and scoring, and online competition capabilities, utilizing cameras and communication interfaces to provide real-time feedback and analysis, enabling shooters to customize their experience and compete with others remotely.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual setup and scoring is used for each shooting session, then personalized configuration and accurate scoring are achieved, but significant manual effort and resources are required leading to long waiting times
Solution Approach 1:
The system stores pre-configured shooting session parameters (launching unit settings, stand configurations, scoring rules) in a database before shooters arrive. When a shooter registers, the system automatically retrieves and applies their preferred configuration from stored data, eliminating the need for manual setup during their turn and reducing waiting time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables shooters to autonomously select and configure their preferred shooting session parameters through a user interface. The configuration is automatically saved to the database and applied when the shooter returns, allowing them to service their own setup needs without requiring range personnel intervention.
2Measurement precision
If manual scoring is performed by range personnel, then accurate hit detection is achieved, but resource demands increase and throughput decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual visual scoring by range personnel with an automated optical detection system. Cameras capture images of clay pigeon impacts, and image processing algorithms automatically analyze whether hits occurred and update scorecards. This substitution maintains high scoring accuracy while eliminating the need for continuous manual monitoring, thereby increasing shooting session throughput.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated scoring system provides immediate feedback to shooters by displaying their hit/miss results and updated scores in real-time. The system continuously monitors shooting results, automatically compares them against scoring rules, and updates the scoreboard without human intervention, maintaining precision while improving productivity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If live picture coverage and coordination are used for remote competition, then competition between distant athletes is enabled, but complex coordination and resources are required
Solution Approach 1:
The system's automated scoring and centralized database serve multiple functions: they record local shooting results, enable remote competition tracking, and provide statistical analysis. The same infrastructure that handles on-site scoring automatically supports remote athletes by making results accessible online, eliminating the need for separate complex live coverage systems for remote competition.
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized database and online platform act as intermediaries between all shooters regardless of location. Remote athletes' results are stored and compared against local shooters through this common platform, enabling fair competition without requiring direct real-time video coordination between distant locations. The system mediates the competition by providing a unified scoring environment.
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AI summary
A device, method and system for identification of a person participating in a range shooting activity, a token comprising at least an identification of a required shooting pattern and a communication means for communicating the required shooting pattern to a communication unit, and a device, system and method for image capture and analysis of a shooting session.