Digital Target Overlay for Shot Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shot tracking systems for shooting sports fail to effectively display and analyze individual shots on a physical target, as they require complex and fragile light panels or do not provide real-time electronic imaging, limiting shooter feedback and analysis.
Innovation Solution
A computer system with camera and software that captures and processes images of a physical target, allowing individual shots to be isolated and displayed on a clean representation by digitally removing previous shots, and provides additional features like shot grouping measurements and environmental data integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple shots are fired into a single paper target, then the shooter can practice shooting, but the target becomes saturated with holes making it difficult to determine the accuracy of recent shots
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a camera to capture images of the physical target and displays them on an electronic screen. This creates a digital copy of the target that can be manipulated to show individual shots clearly, while the physical target continues to accumulate shots for practice.
Solution Approach 2:
The system isolates and displays each shot individually on the electronic target overlay, separating the visual analysis of each shot from the cumulative physical target. This allows the shooter to analyze each shot's accuracy independently even after many shots have been fired.
2Measurement precision
If a light panel is used to track bullet location and velocity, then shot tracking information can be obtained, but the system becomes complicated and fragile requiring maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical light panel system with a camera-based imaging system. The camera captures images of the physical target, and software processes these images to track and display shot locations and velocities, eliminating the need for delicate light-emitting components.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a physical light panel to detect shots, the system creates a digital copy of the target through camera imaging. This digital representation is then used for analysis, replacing the complex mechanical detection system with a simpler optical capture and digital processing approach.
3Reliability
If lasers are used to simulate shooting, then safety can be improved, but the real-world feel of using ammunition is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the safety of laser simulation with the realism of live ammunition by allowing shooters to fire actual rounds at a physical target while using camera-based tracking to provide digital feedback. This combination maintains the authentic feel of using real ammunition while enabling safe practice through electronic monitoring and analysis.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and devices for electronically displaying individual shots from multiple shots on one physical target including at least one camera directed at a physical target that is in data communication with a computer, the computer running software that allows for capture of successive images after each shot is taken, and isolation and highlighting of each shot from all other shots on the computer's display. In some examples, systems include the ability to generate and present overlays on the target images. In some further examples, systems include multiple cameras for capturing associated information with each shot such as shooter position, wind speed, and projectile speed.