Compact shooter localization system and method
US7292501B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S367/906
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for locating the shooter of supersonic projectiles are described. Muzzle blast signals are neither sought nor required. The system uses at least two sensors, with each sensor having a 3-axis accelerometer. The sensors are spaced apart at least 1 meter and have each a diameter of about one centimeter. The three accelerometer signals of each sensor represent pressure gradients and are processed to find the shockwave arrival angle unit vector, the shockwave arrival time instant and peak pressure. Noise signals seldom cause false detections with this sensing method because the sensors have maximum sensitivity at the high frequency characteristics of shockwaves, while their sensitivity to the low frequency characteristics of ambient noise is relatively low.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.