Method and equipment for the control of aiming and firing at a real target
US4577962A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1983 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41G5/08
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A firing weapon is associated with a laser radiation source mounted in proximity to the weapon and also with a detector which is sensitive to the laser radiation. The orientation of the radiation is adjusted independently of the aiming of the weapon in order to carry out continuous detection of the target as a result of detection of radiation by the detector after reflection from the target. The orientation and the time of transit of radiation between source and target are utilized in order to obtain target data relating to position in elevation and in azimuth as well as distance of the target. The data are processed in order to orient a real shot or in order to compare the data quantitatively with the position of a simulated projectile which follows a fictitious trajectory.
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