Electronic fire control system and methods of operating the same
US12158318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A19/59
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides systems and techniques that can be implemented in a gun, such as an electromechanical gun. The gun may charge a capacitor bank, identify a trigger break based on an output generated by a trigger sensor, and transmit a signal based on the trigger break. Transmitting the signal may result in the capacitor bank discharging electric charge such that electric current is directed at an actuator mechanism so as to cause displacement of the actuator mechanism, and the displacement of the actuator mechanism may result in the propulsion of a projectile through a barrel of the gun. The gun may determine that a projectile has been fired based on an output of an accelerometer or a gyroscope, and the gun may recharge the capacitor bank in response to determining that the projectile has been fired.
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