Weapon-training systems
Abstract
Abstract A WEAPON-TRAINING SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING THE ACCURACY OF AN AIM IN WHICH AN ELECTROMAGNETIC SOURCE, PREFERABLY A LASER, IS LINKED TO AN AIMING DEVICE SUCH AS A SIGHTING TELESCOPE FOR AIMING AT A TARGET. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A DETECTOR ON THE TARGET FOR RECEIVING THE RADIATION AND AN INDICATOR TO PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ACCURACY OF THE AIM. THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE AIMING DEVICE AND THE SOURCE INCLUDES A SERVOMOTOR AND A MECHANICAL LINKAGE FOR DEPRESSING THE ELEVATION OF THE BEAM WITH RESPECT TO THE ORIENTATION OF THE AIMING DEVICE AS A FUNCTION OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SOURCE AND DETECTOR. THE LINKAGE MAY ALSO INCLUDE A SERVOMOTOR AND A MECHANICAL LINKAGE FOR ALTERING THE AZIMUTH OF THE BEAM IN RESPONSE TO INFORMATION CONCERNING RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE DETECTOR.
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- 👤 Peter Thomas Ormiston
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