Universal laserless training architecture

A laserless combat training system, comprising:

• an optical target beacon arranged within a volume space;
• a weapon device operable by a user, wherein the weapon device is respectively coupled to an optical sensor array, a position module, and an orientation module;
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• one or more programmed processors configured to:
• receive a location of an optical target and of the weapon device within the volume space, wherein the location is received from encoded information from the optical target beacon;
• determine one or more relative locations using the received locations;
• receive an orientation of the weapon device via the orientation module;
• receive position information of the weapon device via the position module;
• receive optical image data of the volume space via the optical sensor array;
• receive a trigger event from the weapon device;
• in response to receiving the trigger event, receive optical image data via the optical sensor array;
• execute selective processing of the optical image data by using image frames of the image data that are indicative of factors including:
• a timestamp associated with the trigger event,
• position and orientation information of the weapon device,
• a type of the weapon device, and
• a movement of the weapon device or a target;
• analyze the image frames associated with at least one of the factors to determine an identity and location of the target, wherein the location of the target is optically encoded for receiving by the optical sensor array;
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• calculate a virtual ballistic outcome using the orientation of the weapon device and optical image data and by simulating canting effects on the weapon device and based at least in part on the position and orientation information of the weapon device, the identity and location of the target, and ballistic characteristics of a simulated round fired from the weapon device.

A method of determining a simulated ballistic result in a laserless combat simulation system, comprising:

• receiving a trigger event from a weapon device;
• receiving image data from the weapon device of a field of view of the weapon device;
• receiving position and orientation information of the weapon device at the time of a trigger event;
• executing selective processing of the image data by using image frames of the image data that are indicative of factors including:
• a timestamp associated with the trigger event,
• position and orientation information of the weapon device,
• a type of the weapon device, and
• a movement of the weapon device or a target;
• analyzing the image frames associated with at least one of the factors to determine an identity and location of the target, wherein the location of the target is encoded on an optical signal received at the weapon device;
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• calculating a ballistic outcome by simulating canting effects on the weapon device and based at least in part on the position and orientation information of the weapon device, the identity and location of the target, and ballistic characteristics of a simulated round fired from the weapon device.