Method and a system for increasing aiming accuracy of a sniper rifle
AssigneeSako Oy
InventorSampsa Olkinuora
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Abstract
The invention relates to an aiming method, aiming system and computer program product utilized in the aiming method where also a real-time bullet velocity of a fired shot by a sniper rifle is utilized. The bullet velocity is measured in a suppressor in real-time for each fired shot. The suppressor sends the measured bullet velocity to a data logger of the sniper rifle. The data logger updates a bullet trajectory to a target after each fired shot and on the bases of an updated bullet trajectory the data logger sends new reticle setting to an optical scope connected to the sniper rifle.
Claims11
An aiming system for increasing a hit probability of a sniper rifle, the aiming system comprising:
- a scope connected to the sniper rifle comprising means configured to measure a range to a target by a laser apparatus when a trigger in a sniper rifle grip is pressed to a first position, and
- a data logger of the sniper rifle being configured to measure
- local meteorological data comprising at least temperature, humidity and air pressure
- a geographical coordinates of the sniper rifle
- a heading of a barrel of the sniper rifle
- a position of the barrel of the sniper rifle, and
- receive the range to the target sent by the scope, and that
- the data logger is configured to calculate a bullet trajectory for a shot by utilizing the range, meteorological data and for a first shot to be fired velocity information of a bullet shot in the similar meteorological conditions stored in the data logger and based on the calculated bullet trajectory to send elevation information to the scope, and that
- the sniper rifle is configured to shoot a bullet when the trigger in the rifle grip is pressed to a second position,
- wherein the measurement system further comprises
- a suppressor configured to measure a velocity of the shot bullet and to send wirelessly the measured velocity of the shot bullet to the data logger, and
- the data logger configured to utilize the measured velocity of the shot bullet when calculating an improved bullet trajectory for a next bullet to be shoot.
An aiming method for increasing a hit probability of a sniper rifle, the method comprising:
- measuring a range to a target by a scope connected to sniper the rifle and sending the measured range to a data logger of the sniper rifle when a trigger of a rifle grip of the sniper rifle is pressed to a first position
- measuring by the data logger
- local meteorological data comprising at least temperature, humidity and air pressure
- a location of the sniper rifle
- a heading of a barrel of the rifle, and
- a position of the barrel of the sniper rifle, and
- calculating by the data logger a bullet trajectory for a shot by utilizing the measured range, meteorological measurement data and for a first shot to be fired velocity information of a bullet shot in the similar meteorological conditions stored in the data logger
- sending a calculated elevation information to the scope, and
- shooting by the sniper rifle when the trigger of the rifle grip is pressed to a second position,
- wherein the method further comprises:
- measuring a velocity of the shot bullet by a suppressor and sending wirelessly the measured velocity from the suppressor to the data logger,
- storing the measured bullet velocity in a memory of the data logger, and
- calculating an improved bullet trajectory for a next bullet to be shot by the data logger by utilizing also the stored velocity data of the shot bullet.
A computer program product comprising computer program code means adapted to perform the following program code steps when said program is executed on a processor of a data logger of a sniper rifle for increasing a hit probability, the computer program product comprising:
- code means for measuring a range to a target by utilizing a scope connected to the sniper rifle
- code means for measuring
- local meteorological data comprising at least temperature, humidity and air pressure
- a location of the sniper rifle
- a heading of a barrel of the rifle, and
- a position of the barrel of the sniper rifle, and
- code means for calculating a bullet trajectory for a shot by utilizing the measured range, meteorological measurement data and for a first shot to be fired velocity information of a bullet shot in the similar meteorological conditions stored in the data logger, and
- code means for sending a calculated elevation information to the scope, wherein the computer program product further comprises:
- code means for receiving a velocity of the shot bullet measured by a suppressor
- code means for storing the received bullet velocity in a memory of the data logger, and
- code means for calculating an improved bullet trajectory for a next bullet to be shot by utilizing also the stored velocity data of the shot bullet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.