US 10,883,888 B2 · Systems and methods for ballistic impact detection and trajectory estimation

Abstract

In one embodiment, a sensor network is attached to a structure and employed to detect and analyze load changes such as impacts from projectiles. An analyzer coupled to the sensors can determine where on the structure the projectile impacted. Coupled with information on the origin point of the projectile, i.e. where it was fired from, the analyzer can then estimate the trajectory of the projectile. The analyzer can also determine whether the projectile passed through the structure and, if so, can extrapolate the estimated trajectory to determine an estimation of whether the projectile has also impacted an object behind the structure.

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Dependent claims

A system for detecting impact upon a structure, the system comprising:

transducers configured for coupling to positions on a mobile structure;
and
a processor in communication with the transducers, the processor being programmed to:
direct the transducers to transmit signals through the structure so as to determine whether the projectile penetrated into the structure;
receive signals corresponding to output from the transducers, the output from the transducers corresponding to an impact upon the structure from a projectile;
calculate, from the received signals and positions of the transducers on the structure, a location of the impact on the structure;
receive an origin position of the projectile;
and
calculate a trajectory of the projectile according to the received origin position and the location of the impact on the structure.

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Systems and methods for ballistic impact detection and trajectory estimation

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Abstract

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