Wearable Weapon Targeting for Ballistic Impact Compensation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing weapon targeting systems fail to accurately compensate for environmental and external factors affecting projectile trajectory, leading to inaccurate aiming and hitting of targets.
Innovation Solution
A weapon targeting system that calculates and displays both the impact location and bullseye location on a target, adjusting for factors like gravity, drag, and wind, and provides real-time visual and audible indications for precise aiming.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional targeting devices are used, then the device complexity is low, but the measurement precision of impact location is insufficient due to inability to compensate for environmental factors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary electronic device that acts as a mediator between the weapon and the target. This device calculates ballistic trajectory by considering environmental factors (gravity, drag, wind) and provides corrected impact location information to the shooter, thereby improving measurement precision without requiring complex modifications to the weapon itself
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical aiming systems with an electronic calculation system. Instead of relying solely on mechanical sights and manual estimation, the system uses electronic computation to determine impact location based on ballistic parameters and environmental conditions, achieving higher precision through digital processing rather than mechanical adjustment
2Reliability
If environmental factors are not compensated, then the device complexity is low, but the reliability of hitting the target is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by calculating the ballistic trajectory and determining the correct impact location before the weapon is fired. The system pre-computes the effects of gravity, drag, and wind on the projectile, allowing the shooter to aim at the correct location in advance, thereby improving reliability of target acquisition
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by providing real-time information about the predicted impact location to the shooter. The electronic device displays or indicates where the projectile will actually land based on current environmental conditions, allowing the shooter to adjust their aim accordingly, creating a closed-loop system that improves target hit accuracy
3Measurement precision
If manual aiming without electronic assistance is used, then the ease of operation is high, but the measurement precision of projectile trajectory is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by having the electronic device automatically perform the complex trajectory calculations without requiring manual intervention from the shooter. The system self-computes the ballistic trajectory based on input parameters (weapon type, projectile characteristics, environmental conditions) and provides the results automatically, maintaining ease of operation while achieving high measurement precision
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables shooters to accurately hit targets by compensating for environmental factors, ensuring the projectile impacts the desired location, enhancing aiming precision.
Implementation Method 1
calculates and displays both the impact location and bullseye location on a target, adjusting for factors like gravity, drag, and wind
Implementation Method 2
calculates and displays both the impact location and bullseye location on a target, adjusting for factors like gravity, drag, and wind
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AI summary
A wearable electronic device displays an impact location that shows where a projectile fired from a weapon will hit a target and displays a bullseye location that shows a desired location where to hit the target. The wearable electronic device indicates firing the weapon when the impact location overlaps with the bullseye location.