Grenade launcher aiming control system
AssigneeIsrael Weapon Industries (I.W.I) Ltd.
InventorsNaveh Bahat, Zeev Shneorson, Elad Davidson
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Abstract
A grenade launcher, including: a barrel for launching a projectile at a real target and a sight coupled to the barrel, the sight including: a display that displays an aiming indicator and is configured to display a representative target representing the real target: a sensor configured to track motion of the barrel and accordingly the representative target is moved on the display; and wherein when the display of the representative target coincides with the aiming indicator, the launcher is aimed to launch the projectile to hit the real target.
Claims20
A grenade launcher, comprising:
- a barrel for launching a projectile at a real target;
- a sight coupled to the barrel, the sight comprising a display that displays an aiming indicator, the display is also configured to display a representative target representing an indication for aiming the barrel so that the projectile will hit the real target;
- a sensor configured to track motion of the barrel and responsive to the motion, move the representative target on the display of the sight;
- wherein the grenade launcher is configured so that when the display of the representative target coincides with the aiming indicator, the grenade launcher is aimed to launch the projectile to hit the real target.
A method of aiming a grenade launcher, the grenade launcher having a barrel, a sensor and a sight with a display, the method comprising:
- selecting a real target;
- determining a distance to the real target;
- calculating a trajectory to hit the real target;
- displaying a representative target representing an indication for aiming the barrel so that the projectile will hit the real target;
- displaying an aiming indicator;
- tracking motion of the barrel by the sensor and moving the representative target on the display responsive to the motion of the barrel;
- determining the grenade launcher is aimed to launch the projectile to hit the real target when the representative target coincides with the aiming indicator.
A method of aiming a grenade launcher at a real target, comprising:
- determining a distance to the real target;
- calculating a trajectory to hit the real target;
- displaying a representative target representing the real target through a weapon sight that is coupled to a barrel of the grenade launcher;
- and
- aiming the barrel toward the representative target thereby aiming the grenade launcher to launch a projectile to hit the real target.
A drone, comprising:
- a controller that calculates a trajectory of a projectile from a grenade launcher position to hit a real target;
- and
- wherein the controller is configured to position the drone above the trajectory to serve as a representative target, so that when the grenade launcher is aimed toward the drone and fires the projectile it will hit the real target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.