Target Display Device for Camera-Guided Aiming Through Obstructions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Shooters face challenges in aiming at targets obscured by opaque, semi-opaque, or translucent mediums such as doors or windows, as direct visual contact is obstructed, necessitating a means to assist firearm aim in such scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A target display device comprising a forward-facing camera, a target marker projector, and an orientation marker projector, which projects markers onto the obstructing object and the ground to align with the target, allowing shooters to aim accurately through the obstruction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a shooter attempts to aim at a target beyond an opaque obstruction, then the shooter cannot obtain direct visual contact with the target, but shooting accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a camera as an intermediary device that captures images of the target beyond the opaque obstruction. The camera acts as a mediator between the shooter and the target, transmitting visual information through the obstruction (e.g., through a door gap) to the shooter's display device, thereby enabling visual contact without direct line of sight.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from direct optical line-of-sight (3D spatial alignment) to indirect visual information transmission through a different dimensional pathway. The camera captures images in one spatial arrangement and displays them to the shooter in another, effectively changing the dimensional relationship between shooter, obstruction, and target.
2Measurement precision
If visual markers are projected to assist aiming through obstructions, then shooting accuracy improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into a single device: the camera captures images, the processing unit analyzes and generates alignment markers, and the display device presents both the target image and alignment markers. This multi-functional integration reduces the need for separate devices and simplifies the overall system structure despite the enhanced capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a visual copy of the target scene through the camera and reproduces it on the display device. The alignment markers are generated as digital overlays on this copied image, providing aiming guidance without requiring physical markers or complex mechanical alignment systems.
3Measurement precision
If direct line of sight is required for accurate shooting, then shooting accuracy improves, but operational flexibility deteriorates in covert operations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the shooting system into distinct functional components: the camera module that can be positioned independently to capture images through obstructions, the processing unit that generates alignment data, and the display device that presents information to the shooter. This segmentation allows the visual acquisition part to operate covertly through small openings while the shooter remains in a concealed position.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device acts as an intermediary that presents the captured target image and generated alignment markers to the shooter, eliminating the need for direct line of sight. This mediator enables the shooter to maintain covert positioning while still achieving accurate aiming through the processed visual information.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances shooting accuracy by providing visual markers that guide shooters to accurately hit targets behind obstructions without requiring direct line of sight, facilitating covert operations and improving hit probability.
Implementation Method 1
the forward-facing camera is adapted to capture an image beyond the vision obstructing object by using a support member being a thin structure having a distal end that can be inserted through a narrow space past the vision obstructing object
Implementation Method 2
the target marker projector and/or the orientation marker projector projects the target marker and/or the orientation marker in laser in a visible spectrum or an infrared laser
Implementation Method 3
the orientation marker projector is adapted to project an orientation marker; and the forward-facing camera is adapted to capture an image in alignment with the target marker and the orientation marker along a longitudinal axial plane through the target display device
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AI summary
Disclosed herein is a target display device for assisting to aim at a target beyond a vision obstructing object, the device comprising: a forward-facing camera; a target marker projector; and an orientation marker projector, wherein: the forward-facing camera is adapted to capture an image beyond the vision obstructing object; the target marker projector is adapted to project a target marker; the orientation marker projector is adapted to project an orientation marker; and the forward-facing camera is adapted to capture an image in alignment with the target marker and the orientation marker along a longitudinal axial plane through the target display device.