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A linear motion and pop-up target training system is disclosed for training a marksman to fire a simulated weapon. Located upon the terrain surface of a modelboard are six pop-up targets and three bi-directional linear motion targets, each of which emits, when activated by a first microprocessor com

A linear motion and pop-up target training system is disclosed for training a marksman to fire a simulated weapon. Located upon the terrain surface of a modelboard are six pop-up targets and three bi-directional linear motion targets, each of which emits, when activated by a first microprocessor computer, a pulsed beam of infrared light. Mounted upon the weapon is a sensor which will sense the pulsed beam of infrared light emitted by the activated target. The sensor then supplied to a rifle electronics circuit an analog signal proportional to the amount of light received by the sensor, and the rifle electronics circuit converts the analog signal to a digital logic signal to be supplied to a second microprocessor computer. The second microprocessor computer then processes the digital logic signal in accordance with a predetermined computer program so as to determine whether the marksman has scored a hit, a miss, or a near miss upon the activated target.

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A weapons training system comprising, in combination: a modelboard having a terrain surface thereon, said terrain surface having a plurality of apertures, and a plurality of slots located therein; a plurality of pop-up targets, each of which has first and second inputs, each of which, when activated

A weapons training system comprising, in combination: a modelboard having a terrain surface thereon, said terrain surface having a plurality of apertures, and a plurality of slots located therein; a plurality of pop-up targets, each of which has first and second inputs, each of which, when activated, pops up through one of the apertures located in the terrain surface of said modelboard, and each of which, when activated, emits therefrom a pulsed beam of infrared light; a plurality of linear motion targets, each of which has first, second, third, and fourth inputs, each of which, when activated, moves in either a first predetermined direction, or a second predetermined direction upon the terrain surface of said modelboard, and each of which, when activated, emits therefrom a pulsed beam of infrared light; first computing means having a reset input, first, second, and third sequence select inputs, a plurality of target activate outputs, a target present output, and an audio output for providing digital logic signals at the target activate outputs thereof so as to effect the activation of each of said linear motion targets and said pop-up targets in a predetermined sequence in accordance with a computer program utilized thereby, for providing a target present signal at the target present output thereof whenever one of said linear motion targets, or one of said pop-up targets is activated thereby, and for providing a movement indicator signal at the audio output thereof whenever one of said linear motion targets or one of said pop-up targets is activated thereby; first signal generating means having an output for providing at the output thereof a direct current voltage signal; switching means having a first input connected to the output of said first signal generating means, a second input connected to ground and an output connected to the reset input of said first computing means for passing therethrough the direct current voltage signal provided by said signal generating means so as to initialize the computer program utilized by said first computing means; first gating means having a plurality of inputs, with the first input thereof connected to the output of said switching means, and the remaining inputs thereof respectively connected to the target activate outputs of said first computing means, a plurality of pop-up target activation outputs respectively connected to the first inputs of said pop-up targets, and a plurality of linear motion target activation outputs, one half of which are respectively connected to the first inputs of said linear motion targets, and the other half of which are respectively connected to the second inputs of said linear motion targets adapted for passing therethrough the digital logic signals provided by said first computing means only when said switching means is positioned such that the direct current voltage signal provided by said first signal generating means passes through said switching means to the first input thereof; second signal generating means having an output for providing at the output thereof a clock signal having a predetermined frequency; second gating means having a clock input connected to the output of said second signal generating means, a plurality of pop-up target activation inputs respectively connected to the pop-up target activation outputs of said first gating means, a plurality of linear motion target activation inputs respectively connected to the linear motion target activation outputs of said first gating means, a plurality of pop-up target light beam activation outputs respectively connected to the second inputs of said pop-up targets, and a plurality of linear motion target light beam target activation outputs, one half of which are respectively connected to the third inputs of said linear motion targets, and the other half of which are respectively connected to the fourth inputs of said linear motion targets adapted for passing therethrough, in response to the digital logic signals provided by said first computing means, the clock signal provided by said second signal generating means so as to effect the activation of the pulsed beam of infrared light emitted from the linear motion or pop-up target activated by said first computing means; an imitation weapon having a trigger mechanism for effecting the simulated firing thereof; sensing means mounted upon the barrel of said weapon, and having an output for receiving the pulsed beam of infrared light from the linear motion or pop-up target activated by said first computing means, and for providing at the output thereof an analog signal proportional to the amount of infrared light received thereby; and second computing means having a data input connected to the output of said sensing means, a target present input connected to the target present output of said first computing means, and an audio output for converting the analog signal provided by said sensing means to a digital logic signal, and for processing, in accordance with a predetermined computer program, the digital logic signal converted thereby, and the target present signal provided by said first computing means so as to generate a logic indicator signal indicative of whether said marksman has scored a hit, a miss, or a near miss upon the linear motion or pop-up target activated by said first computing means.