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Determining miss distance and bullet speed of a burst of bullets

US10191136B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 29, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S3/8086
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is an example for determining miss distance and bullet speed of a burst of bullets. In one example, shock wave (SW) vectors emanating from bullets are estimated using a first sensor. Further, firing point (FP) vectors and closest-point-of-approach (CPA) vectors emanating from the bullets are estimated using a second sensor. The first sensor and the second sensor are disposed on a platform. The SW vectors, the FP vectors and the CPA vectors are determined as emanating from the burst of bullets. The miss distance and bullet speed of the burst of bullets are determined using the FP vectors, the SW vectors, and the CPA vectors that are emanating from the burst of bullets.

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