Ballistic drop and ranging system for a weapon
AssigneeTrijicon, Inc.
InventorJeremiah Mauricio
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Abstract
An optical sight configured to be mounted to a weapon includes a lens assembly, a display, and a controller. The display is configured to display a target animal through the lens assembly. The controller is configured to determine a range from the optical sight to the target animal and display the range on the display. The controller is configured to determine an animal type, a known animal dimension, and a display area for the target animal, where the display area for the target animal is a percentage of the display occupied by the target image. The controller is configured to determine the range from the known animal dimension and the display area for the animal.
Claims20
An optical sight configured to be mounted to a weapon, the optical sight comprising:
- a lens assembly;
- a display configured to display a target animal through the lens assembly;
- and
- a controller configured to determine a range from the optical sight to the target animal and display the range on the display,
- wherein the controller is configured to determine an animal type, a known animal dimension, and a display area for the target animal, the display area for the target animal being a percentage of the display occupied by the target image, and
- wherein the controller is configured to determine the range from the known animal dimension and the display area for the animal.
A method for determining ballistic drop and range on an optical sight, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a display, a target animal as captured through a lens assembly;
- determining an animal type, a known animal dimension, and a display area for the target animal, the display area for the target animal being a percentage of the display occupied by the target image;
- determining, by a controller, a range from the optical sight to the target animal based on the known animal dimension and the display area for the animal;
- and
- displaying the range on the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.