Fire-control device for a small arm and small arm
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F41A-015/00
F41G-003/08
F41C-027/06
F41G-003/06
출원번호
US-0268320
(2016-09-16)
등록번호
US-10082366
(2018-09-25)
우선권정보
DE-10 2015 012 206 (2015-09-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Newzella, Alfons
출원인 / 주소
MBDA Deutschland GmbH
대리인 / 주소
Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.
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초록▼
A fire-control device for a small arm includes an inertial sensor unit for six degrees of freedom, a distance sensor for determining a distance to a target sighted via a sight, and a computation device for determining a target orientation of the small arm from the distance so as to be able to hit th
A fire-control device for a small arm includes an inertial sensor unit for six degrees of freedom, a distance sensor for determining a distance to a target sighted via a sight, and a computation device for determining a target orientation of the small arm from the distance so as to be able to hit the target, the computation device being set up to detect a change in position of the small arm by way of the inertial sensor unit and to correct the target orientation using data from the inertial sensor unit.
대표청구항▼
1. A fire-control device for a small arm, comprising: an inertial sensor unit for six degrees of freedom;a distance sensor configured to determine a distance to a target sighted via a sight;a user-input device comprising a push-button; anda computation device configured to determine a target orienta
1. A fire-control device for a small arm, comprising: an inertial sensor unit for six degrees of freedom;a distance sensor configured to determine a distance to a target sighted via a sight;a user-input device comprising a push-button; anda computation device configured to determine a target orientation of the small arm from the distance and from parameters, predefined in a storage unit of the computation device, of a projectile to be fired by the small arm,wherein the target orientation is an orientation of the small arm in which the small arm is able to hit the target,wherein the target orientation comprises a target elevation angel,wherein the computation device is configured to determine the target elevation angle of the small arm from the distance and from parameters, predefined in the storage unit, of a projectile to be fired by the small arm, andwherein, after a change in position of the small arm, the computation device is configured to correct for the distance and the target elevation angle using data from the inertial sensor unit, andwherein the computation device is configured to detect a change in position of the small arm by way of the inertial sensor unit and to correct the target orientation using data from the inertial sensor unit,wherein the computation device is configured to determine the distance to the target after a user input,wherein the computation device detects changes in elevation and target azimuth angle of the small arm and distance to the target as long as the push-button is held by the user and determines an assumed movement of the target from these changes after the push-button is released,wherein the computation device is set up to determine the target azimuth angle of a current orientation of the small arm from data from the inertial sensor unit when the small arm is directed towards the target relative to an initialization position. 2. The fire-control device of claim 1 wherein the inertial sensor unit has three acceleration sensors and three rotation rate sensors. 3. The fire-control device of claim 1 wherein the computation device is configured to determine the target elevation angle from data from at least one of an air pressure sensor, an air humidity sensor, and a temperature sensor. 4. The fire-control device of claim 1 wherein the computation device is configured to determine a target azimuth angle from a current orientation of the small arm, which can be determined from data from the inertial sensor unit, and wherein, after a change in position or a change in the current orientation of the small arm, the computation device is configured to correct for the target azimuth angle using data from the inertial sensor unit. 5. The fire-control device of claim 4 wherein the computation device is configured to determine a current orientation of the small arm from data from at least one magnetic field sensor. 6. The fire-control device of claim 1 further comprising a user input device comprising a push-button, and wherein the computation device is configured to determine, after a user input, the distance to the sighted target using the distance sensor and an assumed movement of the target from a movement of the small arm determined from data from the inertial sensor device. 7. The fire-control device of claim 1 wherein the distance sensor is a laser sensor. 8. The fire-control device of claim 1 further comprising: a display device configured to display at least one of the target orientation and a current deviation of the small arm from the target orientation. 9. A small arm, comprising: a fire-control device comprising: an inertial sensor unit for six degrees of freedom;a distance sensor configured to determine a distance to a target sighted via a sight;a user-input device comprising a push-button; anda computation device configured to determine a target orientation of the small arm from the distance and from parameters, predefined in a storage unit of the computation device, of a projectile to be fired by the small arm,wherein the target orientation is an orientation of the small arm in which the small arm is able to hit the target,wherein the target orientation comprises a target elevation angle,wherein the computation device is configured to determine the target elevation angle of the small arm from the distance and from parameters, predefined in the storage unit, of a projectile to be fired by the small arm, andwherein, after a change in position of the small arm, the computation device is configured to correct for the distance and the target elevation angle using data from the inertial sensor unit, andwherein the computation device is configured to detect a change in position of the small arm by way of the inertial sensor unit and to correct the target orientation using data from the inertial sensor unit,wherein the computation device is configured to determine the distance to the target after a user input,wherein the computation device detects changes in elevation and target azimuth angle of the small arm and distance to the target as long as the push-button is held by the user and determines an assumed movement of the target from these changes after the push-button is released,wherein the computation device is set up to determine the target azimuth angle of a current orientation of the small arm from data from the inertial sensor unit when the small arm is directed towards the target relative to an initialization position. 10. The fire-control device of claim 6 wherein the user input device is a push-button. 11. The fire-control device of claim 8 wherein the display device is configured to display at least one of the target elevation angle and the target azimuth angle and a current deviation of the small arm from the target azimuth angle and from the target elevation angle. 12. An assault rifle comprising: at least one of an under-barrel grenade launcher, a portable grenade launcher, or a grenade gun, anda fire-control device comprising: an inertial sensor unit for six degrees of freedom;a distance sensor configured to determine a distance to a target sighted via a sight;a user-input device comprising a push-button; anda computation device configured to determine a target orientation of the small arm from the distance and from parameters, predefined in a storage unit of the computation device, of a projectile to be fired by the small arm,wherein the target orientation is an orientation of the small arm in which the small arm is able to hit the target,wherein the target orientation comprises a target elevation angle,wherein the computation device is configured to determine target elevation angle of the small arm from the distance and from parameters, predefined in the storage unit, of a projectile to be fired by the small arm, andwherein, after a change in position of the small arm, the computation device is configured to correct for the distance and the target elevation angle using data from the inertial sensor unit, andwherein the computation device is configured to detect a change in position of the small arm by way of the inertial sensor unit and to correct the target orientation using data from the inertial sensor unit,wherein the computation device is configured to determine the distance to the target after a user input,wherein the computation device detects changes in elevation and target azimuth angle of the small arm and distance to the target as long as the push-button is held by the user and determines an assumed movement of the target from these changes after the push-button is released,wherein the computation device is set up to determine the target azimuth angle of a current orientation of the small arm from data from the inertial sensor unit when the small arm is directed towards the target relative to an initialization position. 13. The fire-control device of claim 1 wherein the small arm comprises a barrel and wherein the target elevation angle is an angle through which the barrel of the small arm has to be pivoted from the horizontal such that the projectile fireable from the small arm is able to hit the target in accordance with a ballistic trajectory. 14. The fire-control device of claim 13 wherein the barrel comprises a barrel axis passing centrally through the barrel of the small arm wherein the elevation angle is an angle between a line directly connecting the small arm to the target and the barrel axis.
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