Systems and methods for calculating ballistic solutions
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F41G-001/38
G06G-007/80
G01B-011/00
출원번호
US-0769712
(2013-02-18)
등록번호
US-9062961
(2015-06-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Chen, Congliang
Wu, Wenzhong
Parsons, Andrew
출원인 / 주소
Chen, Congliang
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2인용 특허 :
9
초록▼
Systems and methods to calculate ballistic solutions for use with a projectile launching device are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the system includes a telescopic sight assembly for viewing a target, wherein the telescopic sight assembly comprises at least one display device for displaying
Systems and methods to calculate ballistic solutions for use with a projectile launching device are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the system includes a telescopic sight assembly for viewing a target, wherein the telescopic sight assembly comprises at least one display device for displaying information, a processor, a memory, and a data input device, wherein the system for use with a projectile launching device to calculate ballistic solutions is configured to perform passive target ranging. In some embodiments, the system includes a telescopic sight assembly for viewing a target, at least one display device for displaying information to a user within the field-of-view of the telescopic sight assembly, a processor configured to receive user input data associated with one or more actual projectile impact locations as observed by the user, a memory, and a data input device, wherein at least one display device displays a calculated projectile impact location.
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1. A system to calculate ballistic solutions for use with a projectile launching device, the system comprising: a telescopic sight assembly for viewing a target, wherein the telescopic sight assembly comprises at least one display device for displaying information;a processor in communication with a
1. A system to calculate ballistic solutions for use with a projectile launching device, the system comprising: a telescopic sight assembly for viewing a target, wherein the telescopic sight assembly comprises at least one display device for displaying information;a processor in communication with at least one sensor configured to measure at least one optical property of the telescopic sight assembly;a memory; anda data input device, wherein the system for use with a projectile launching device to calculate ballistic solutions is configured to perform passive target ranging, andwherein the processor is configured to calculate a known distance from the system to the target based on at least one measured optical property of the telescopic sight assembly. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to calculate a ballistic trajectory based on at least some data associated with current environmental conditions; and the processor is further configured to cause at least one display device to superimpose at least some information within the field-of-view of the telescopic sight assembly; wherein the superimposed information comprises at least one calculated projectile impact location being at least partially based on the calculated ballistic trajectory and a known distance from the system to the target. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the system is configured to receive data associated with one or more actual projectile impact locations and wherein the data associated with one or more actual projectile impact locations is utilized for calibration of the calculated projectile impact location. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein the data associated with one or more actual projectile impact locations is received by a user performing the operations comprising: (a) aligning the projectile launching device with a first location of a target;(b) launching a projectile;(c) realigning the projectile launching device with the first location of the target; and(d) inputting data associated with an actual projectile impact location. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises: a linear position sensor; a range sensor; a wind sensor; an inclinometer; an accelerometer; a gyroscope; a barometric pressure sensor; a temperature sensor; a humidity sensor; a geographical positioning sensor; an altimeter; a compass; or any combination thereof. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one display device for presenting information is one of a liquid-crystal display (LCD), a transparent LCD, a light-emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, or electrophoretic ink (E ink). 7. A system for calibrating a ballistic solutions device, the system comprising: a telescopic sight assembly for viewing a target,at least one display device for displaying information to a user within a field-of-view of the telescopic sight assembly;a processor configured to receive user input data associated with one or more actual projectile impact locations as observed by the user, the processor being in communication with at least one sensor configured to measure at least one optical property of the telescopic sight assembly;a memory; anda data input device; wherein the processor is further configured to calculate a known distance from the system to the target based on at least one optical property of the telescopic sight assembly; andwherein at least one display device is configured to display a calculated projectile impact location. 8. The system of claim 7, configured to receive the data associated with one or more actual projectile impact locations by a user performing the operations comprising: (a) aligning the projectile launching device with the target such that the calculated projectile impact location is aligned with a first location of the target;(b) launching a projectile;(c) realigning the projectile launching device with the target such that the calculated projectile impact location is aligned with the first location of the target; and(d) inputting data associated with one or more actual projectile impact locations. 9. The system of claim 8, further configured to display within the field-of-view of the telescopic sight assembly a calibration indicator; wherein the data associated with the one or more actual projectile impact locations is received by a user performing the operation of inputting data to align the calibration indicator with one or more actual projectile impact locations while the projectile launching device remains aligned with the target such that the calculated projectile impact location is aligned with the first location of the target. 10. The system of claim 7, further comprising: a linear position sensor; a range sensor; a wind sensor; an inclinometer; an accelerometer; a gyroscope; a barometric pressure sensor; a temperature sensor; a humidity sensor; a geographical positioning sensor; an altimeter; a compass; or any combination thereof. 11. The system of claim 7, wherein at least one display device for presenting information is one of a liquid-crystal display (LCD), a transparent LCD, a light-emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, or electrophoretic ink (E ink). 12. A method comprising the steps of: (a) calculating by a processor a projectile impact location;(b) displaying the calculated projectile impact location within the field-of-view of a telescopic sight assembly;(c) aligning the projectile launching device with a first target such that the calculated projectile impact location is aligned with a first location of the first target;(d) launching a projectile;(e) realigning the projectile launching device with the first target such that the calculated projectile impact location is aligned with the first location of the first target;(f) receiving user input data associated with one or more actual projectile impact locations, wherein the user input data includes a movement of a calibration indicator within the field-of-view of the telescopic sight assembly until the calibration indicator is superimposed over one or more actual projectile impact locations while the projectile launching device remains aligned with the first target such that the calculated projectile impact location is aligned with the first location of the first target; and(g) calibrating the calculated projectile impact location based on the data associated with one or more actual projectile impact locations. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising: iteratively repeating one or more steps of the method until the calculated projectile impact location and the actual projectile impact location are calibrated to be within a predetermined level of accuracy. 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of: calculating a distance to the first target based on at least one measured relative position between the first component of the telescopic sight assembly and the second component of the telescopic sight assembly.
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