Marksmanship training aid
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsZachary Hamilton, Susana A. Martinez, Ahmed Alshehri, William Tirado
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Abstract
Various systems, devices, processes, and techniques may be used for marksmanship training. In particular implementations, motion data for a firearm may be acquired during live operation by a firearm operator using a sensor assembly coupled to a firearm. The motion data may be analyzed to detect a firing event, and the firing event may be used to pretrigger recording of the motion data. In certain implementations, the recorded motion data may be analyzed to determine inappropriate firing control actions, if any, and to provide corrective actions to a firearm operator about inappropriate firing control actions.
Claims25
A marksmanship training system, the system comprising:
- a sensor assembly adapted to be coupled to a firearm and to acquire motion data during live operation by a firearm operator;
- memory operable to store data from the sensor and instructions;
- a processor, according to the instructions, adapted to:
- detect a firearm firing event based on output provided by the sensor assembly;
- use the firing event to pretrigger recording of output provided by the sensor assembly before the firing event
- analyze the pretriggered motion data to determine firing control actions performed by a firearm operator;
- generate, shortly after the firing event, a user interface comprising information describing the firing control actions;
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- generate a user interface that provides corrective action after the firing event for inappropriate firing control actions.
A method for marksmanship training, comprising:
- acquiring motion data using a sensor assembly coupled to a firearm during live operation by a firearm operator;
- detecting a firing event based on the acquired motion data;
- using the firing event to pretrigger recording of the motion data before the firing event;
- analyzing the recorded motion data to determine firing control actions performed by a firearm operator;
- displaying, shortly after the firing event, information describing the firing control actions;
- and displaying corrective action after the firing event for inappropriate firing control actions.
A marksmanship training system, the system comprising:
- memory operable to store data from a sensor assembly adapted to be mounted to a firearm and to acquire motion data during live operation by a firearm operator;
- and
- a processor adapted to:
- detect a firearm firing event based on the motion data;
- use the firing event to pretrigger recording of motion data before the firing event:,
- analyze the recorded motion data to determine firing control actions performed by a firearm operator;
- generate, shortly after the firing event, a user interface describing the firing control actions;
- and
- generate a user interface that provides corrective action for inappropriate firing control actions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.