US 10,209,035 B2 · Non-lethal probe for target control

Abstract

New targeting systems, hardware and techniques are provided, in which an auxiliary probe is first launched and deployed at a target. Extremely precise, deliberate targeting for future projectiles, weapons or non-lethal measures is then made relative to the position and orientation of the probe. In one embodiment, a system enables a sniper to plan measures with extreme precision within an environment, evaluate their effectiveness, and execute them extremely rapidly once satisfied. A user may create, set, adjust and execute Impact Point indicators, corresponding with projected points of impact of a projectile on a target subject within a target environment. The system may counteract and otherwise adjust for certain ballistic and environmental factors in a firing mechanism to maintain such an Impact Point fire ready, in real time. Yet the system is unobtrusive, allowing the user to engage ordinary targeting activity.

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Dependent claims

A system comprising hardware, configured:

to place an impact point indicator within a sight or display, which impact point indicator indicates a potential point of impact of a projectile on a target within an environment;
to identify and locate part of said target or an object physically connected to said target by physically altering said target or said physical object;
to present said impact point indicator to the user at a fixed position relative to said target or said object physically connected to said target, even if the system is moved;
to allow the user to cancel or alter the location of said impact point indicator;
to counteract the influence of sight movement, firing mechanism movement, barrel movement, display movement or system part movement, to maintain the location of the impact point indicator within said surrounding environment or said representation of said surrounding environment and to maintain a potential projectile flight path corresponding with said executable point of impact of a projectile on a target indicated by the impact point indicator;
and
to fire said projectile.

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