Acoustic decoy system to conceal shooter location
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-019/00
G06G-007/80
출원번호
US-0401301
(2012-02-21)
등록번호
US-9165167
(2015-10-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Friesel, Mark A.
출원인 / 주소
Lockheed Martin Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Howard IP Law Group, PC
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An acoustic system is disclosed to help conceal the location of a shooter. The system comprises one or more acoustic decoys and an activating module for sending one or more triggering signals from a weapon to the acoustic decoys. The acoustic decoy comprises a processor, a sound generating module ca
An acoustic system is disclosed to help conceal the location of a shooter. The system comprises one or more acoustic decoys and an activating module for sending one or more triggering signals from a weapon to the acoustic decoys. The acoustic decoy comprises a processor, a sound generating module capable of producing a weapon discharge sound, and a receiver connected to an antenna. The decoy processor causes the sound generating module to produce a weapon discharge sound when the receiver receives a triggering signal through the antenna. The activation module comprises an activation processor, an imminent discharge sensor for sensing motion indicative of an imminent weapon discharge, a signal generator, and a transmitter. The activation processor causes the signal generator to generate a triggering signal when the imminent discharge sensor senses an imminent weapon discharge and causes the transmitter to send the triggering signal to the acoustic decoy.
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1. An acoustic decoy system comprising: an activation module operatively coupled to a weapon, said activation module having an imminent discharge sensor for sensing movement indicative of an imminent discharge of the weapon, and a transmitter for transmitting one or more triggering signals,one or mo
1. An acoustic decoy system comprising: an activation module operatively coupled to a weapon, said activation module having an imminent discharge sensor for sensing movement indicative of an imminent discharge of the weapon, and a transmitter for transmitting one or more triggering signals,one or more remote acoustic decoys located remotely from the activation module, said one or more remote acoustic decoys being capable of producing weapon discharge sounds, and at least one of the one or more remote acoustic decoys including an antenna and a receiver connected to the antenna for receiving one or more triggering signals via the antenna;wherein the activation module is configured to transmit, via the transmitter, the one or more triggering signals from the weapon to the one or more remote acoustic decoys after the imminent discharge sensor senses movement indicative of the imminent discharge of the weapon, thereby causing the one or more remote acoustic decoys to produce the weapon discharge sounds. 2. The acoustic decoy system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more remote acoustic decoys further comprises: a decoy processor;a digital waveform module;an amplifier; anda speaker;wherein the decoy processor is configured to cause a weapon discharge sound digital waveform from the digital waveform module to be amplified by the amplifier and then played over the speaker when the receiver receives the one of the one or more triggering signals through the antenna. 3. The acoustic decoy system of claim 2, wherein the digital waveform module has a plurality of digital waveforms, each waveform corresponding to a different weapon discharge sound, and further comprising a selector for selecting the weapon discharge sound to be played when one of the one or more triggering signals is received. 4. The acoustic decoy system of claim 2, wherein the digital waveform module comprises a first sound for mimicking distance effects or a second sound producing a deliberate incorrect location of a shooter. 5. The acoustic decoy system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more remote acoustic decoys comprises: a decoy processor; a chamber to receive a blank cartridge; anda firing mechanism;wherein the decoy processor is configured to cause the firing mechanism to discharge the blank cartridge in the chamber when the receiver receives the one of the one or more triggering signals through the antenna. 6. The acoustic decoy system of claim 5, wherein the at least one of the one or more remote acoustic decoys further comprises a magazine for holding a plurality of blank cartridges. 7. The acoustic decoy system of claim 1, wherein the activation module further comprises: an activation processor; anda signal generator;wherein the activation processor is configured to cause the signal generator to generate the one or more triggering signals when the imminent discharge sensor senses motion indicative of an imminent weapon discharge, and wherein the activation processor causes the one or more triggering signals to be sent to the one or more remote acoustic decoys by the transmitter. 8. The acoustic decoy system of claim 7, wherein the activation module is configured to cause the one or more triggering signals to be sent to the one or more remote acoustic decoys by the transmitter at different times after the imminent discharge sensor senses motion indicative of the imminent weapon discharge. 9. The acoustic decoy system of claim 7, wherein the activation module is configured to cause a broadcast triggering signal to be sent to a plurality of remote acoustic decoys after the imminent discharge sensor senses motion indicative of the imminent weapon discharge. 10. The acoustic decoy system of claim 7, wherein the activation module is configured to cause the signal generator to generate a unique triggering signal for each of the one or more remote acoustic decoys. 11. The acoustic decoy system of claim 7, wherein the activation module is field programmable. 12. An acoustic decoy comprising: a sound generating module capable of producing a weapon discharge sound;a receiver connected to an antenna; anda decoy processor configured to cause the sound generating module to produce the weapon discharge sound when the receiver receives through the antenna a triggering signal transmitted by an activation module for a weapon remotely located from the acoustic decoy. 13. The acoustic decoy of claim 12, wherein the sound generating module comprises: a digital waveform module;an amplifier; anda speaker. 14. The acoustic decoy of claim 13, wherein the digital waveform module has a plurality of digital waveforms, each digital waveform corresponding to a different weapon discharge sound, and further comprising a selector for selecting the weapon discharge sound to be played when the triggering signal is received. 15. The acoustic decoy of claim 13, wherein the digital waveform module comprises a first sound for mimicking distance effects or a second sound for producing a deliberate incorrect location of a shooter. 16. The acoustic decoy of claim 12, wherein the sound generating module comprises: a chamber to receive a blank cartridge; anda firing mechanism. 17. The acoustic decoy of claim 16, wherein the sound generating module further comprises a magazine for holding a plurality of blank cartridges. 18. An activation module for a weapon, for an acoustic decoy system, comprising: an activation processor;an imminent discharge sensor for sensing motion indicative of imminent discharge of a weapon;a signal generator; anda transmitter;wherein the activation processor is configured to cause the signal generator to generate a triggering signal when the imminent discharge sensor senses motion indicative of an imminent weapon discharge, and wherein the activation processor is further configured to cause the triggering signal to be sent by the transmitter to a remote acoustic decoy remotely located from the activation module. 19. The activation module of claim 18, wherein the activation module is configured to cause the triggering signal to be sent to the remote acoustic decoy by the transmitter at different times after the imminent discharge sensor senses motion indicative of the imminent weapon discharge. 20. The activation module of claim 18, wherein the activation module is configured to cause a plurality of triggering signals to be sent to a plurality of remote acoustic decoys after the imminent discharge sensor senses motion indicative of the imminent weapon discharge. 21. A method for concealing a shooter's location comprising: providing the shooter a weapon including an activation module comprising an imminent discharge sensor for sensing movement indicative of an imminent discharge of the weapon, a signal generator for generating one or more triggering signals, and a transmitter for transmitting the one or more triggering signals;deploying, to locations remotely located from the shooter's location, one or more remote acoustic decoys capable of producing weapon discharge sounds upon receipt of the one or more triggering signals, at least one of said one or more remote acoustic decoys including an antenna and a receiver connected to the antenna for receiving the one or more triggering signals via the antenna; andtransmitting, by the activation module transmitter, the one or more triggering signals from the weapon to the one or more remote acoustic decoys if movement indicative of the imminent discharge of the weapon is sensed by the imminent discharge sensor, thereby causing the one or more remote acoustic decoys to produce the weapon discharge sounds and concealing the shooter's location. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein transmitting, by the activation module transmitter, the one or more triggering signals from the weapon to the one or more remote acoustic decoys comprises transmitting the one or more triggering signals from the weapon to the one or more remote acoustic decoys at different times after movement indicative of the imminent discharge of the weapon is sensed by the imminent discharge sensor, thereby causing the one or more remote acoustic decoys to produce weapon discharge sounds at different times. 23. The method of claim 21, wherein each of the deployed one or more remote acoustic decoys is configured to produce a particular weapon discharge sound. 24. The method of claim 21, wherein transmitting the one or more triggering signals comprises transmitting a separate triggering signal to each of the one or more remote acoustic decoys. 25. The method of claim 21, wherein transmitting the one or more triggering signals comprises broadcasting a single triggering signal to all of the one or more remote acoustic decoys, wherein the single triggering signal includes a unique ID for each of the one or more remote acoustic decoys. 26. A system comprising: an imminent discharge sensor operably connected to a firearm and configured to sense trigger movement of said firearm indicative of an imminent discharge of the firearm; anda transmitter, responsive to said imminent discharge sensor sensing trigger movement, for transmitting, prior to actual discharge of said firearm, a trigger signal for receipt by one or more electronic devices located generally proximate to said firearm but remote therefrom;wherein the one or more remote electronic devices are configured to emit weapon discharge sounds in response to receipt of said transmitter trigger signal, thereby obscuring the location of the sound of actual discharge of said firearm.
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