Controllable firing pattern firearm system

A controllable firing pattern firearm system comprising:

• a firearm;
• one or more actuators operatively coupled with the firearm to adjust at least one of a position and orientation of the firearm;
• a controller controlling the one or more actuators to produce a designated firing pattern on a target as the firearm is firing;
• a control panel having a plurality of control input mechanisms to permit a user to provide user input to control the firearm, wherein at least one of said control input mechanisms is associated with at least a partial designation of the firing pattern and
• wherein the control panel further comprises a first control input mechanism to permit a user to adjust projectile firing density, a second control input mechanism to toggle between a non-pattern firing mode and a pattern firing mode, a third control input mechanism to permit a user to input a size of the firing pattern, a fourth control input mechanism to toggle between a single cycle firing mode and a continuous cycle firing mode, and a fifth control input mechanism to adjust a distance measurement from the firearm to a target.

A controllable firing pattern firearm system comprising:

• a firearm;
• one or more actuators operatively coupled with the firearm to adjust at least one of a position and orientation of the firearm;
• a controller controlling the one or more actuators to produce a designated firing pattern on a target as the firearm is firing;
• and
• a Gough-Stewart platform operated by the one or more actuators, wherein the firearm is operatively coupled to the Gough-Stewart platform to adjust at least one of a position and orientation of the firearm based on commands from the controller.

A controllable firing pattern firearm system comprising:

• a firearm;
• one or more actuators operatively coupled with the firearm to adjust at least one of a position and orientation of the firearm;
• a controller controlling the one or more actuators to produce a designated firing pattern on a target as the firearm is firing;
• and
• a heads-up-display unit, said heads-up-display unit in data communication with the controller to provide data to the user including at least one of a designated firing pattern, a distance of a target from the firearm, a size of the firing pattern, projectile firing density, firing cycle, available ammunition, and an amount of ammunition to be expended in a next firing cycle.

A method for firing a spiral firing pattern on a target with a controllable firing pattern firearm system comprising a firearm, one or more actuators operatively coupled with the firearm to adjust at least one of a position and orientation of the firearm, and controller controlling the one or more actuators to produce a designated firing pattern on a target as the firearm is firing, the method comprising:

• determining a distance from the firearm to a target and inputting said distance in the controller;
• inputting a desired projectile firing density in the controller;
• inputting a desired size of the firing pattern in the controller based on a size of the target;
• calculating commands for the one or more actuators to produce a spiral firing pattern based on the distance, the size, and the firing density;
• and
• firing the firearm at the target, wherein the actuators, based on commands from the controller, adjust the firearm to produce the spiral firing pattern on the target.