Weapon Assembly Microcontroller Alignment Deviation Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current weapon systems face challenges in achieving precise alignment between the weapon barrel and aiming devices, particularly fire control systems, due to complex mechanical adjustments and tight angle tolerances, leading to increased scrap rates and costs.
Innovation Solution
A weapon assembly with a microcontroller that stores and reads deviations in the alignment between the weapon barrel and attachment device, allowing for accurate firing without mechanical adjustment, using an optoelectronic apparatus to measure and store angle offsets, and enabling the use of a single aiming device with multiple weapons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If mechanical preadjustment of the weapon interface element is performed to achieve alignment, then alignment precision is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical preadjustment system with an electronic storage and readout system. A microcontroller stores the deviation data between the weapon barrel axis and attachment device axis, and this data is read by the aiming device to enable accurate firing without mechanical adjustment. This substitution eliminates complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms while maintaining alignment precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a digital copy of the alignment deviation data and stores it in the microcontroller. Instead of physically adjusting mechanical components, the system uses stored deviation information to compensate for misalignment electronically. This copying approach simplifies the physical system while preserving the necessary precision information.
2Manufacturing precision
If tight angle tolerances are enforced during machining, then alignment precision is improved, but scrap rate increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the approach from controlling physical machining parameters (tight angle tolerances) to storing and using deviation data. Instead of requiring machined components to meet strict tolerance specifications, the system measures the actual deviation and stores it electronically, then uses this data to compensate for the deviation during operation. This allows relaxed machining tolerances while maintaining firing accuracy.
3Manufacturing precision
If mechanical interface elements are preadjusted, then alignment accuracy is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical preadjustment procedures with electronic data storage and processing. The alignment information is captured as deviation data and stored in a microcontroller, eliminating the need for complex mechanical adjustment procedures during manufacturing and assembly. This makes the manufacturing process simpler while maintaining alignment accuracy.
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AI summary
A weapon assembly includes a weapon (1) having a weapon barrel (2) which has a barrel bore axis (A), and has a trigger device (3), in which case an aiming device can be attached to the weapon (1) via a weapon-side attachment device (4, 7). A microcontroller (10) is provided, in which a deviation in the alignment of the barrel bore axis (A) of the weapon (1) with the weapon-side attachment device can be stored and can be read by an aiming device. The invention furthermore relates to a method for a weapon assembly, a weapon system and a method for a weapon system. The invention makes it possible to change fire control systems quickly from one weapon assembly to the other.