Machine gun with integrated battery and motor control

A device for controlling a motor of an electrically driven machine gun, said device comprising:

• a motor control unit configured to receive input from a user and provide power to the motor as a function of the input received from the user;
• wherein:
• the input from the user varies between a zero value and a maximum value, and
• the motor control unit increases power provided to the motor from a predetermined minimum power level corresponding to a minimum rate of fire to a predetermined maximum power level corresponding to a maximum rate of fire exponentially as the input from the user increases linearly from a minimum, non-zero value to the maximum value.

A device for controlling a motor of an electrically driven machine gun, said device comprising:

• a motor control unit configured to receive input from a user and provide power to the motor as a function of the input received from the user;
• wherein:
• the motor control unit comprises a rechargeable battery, and
• the motor control unit is configured to provide power from an external power source to the battery while the motor control unit is not providing power to the drive motor.

A device for controlling a motor of an electrically driven machine gun, said device comprising:

• a motor control unit configured to receive input from a user and provide power to the motor as a function of the input received from the user;
• wherein:
• the motor control unit comprises a grip and a trigger at the grip, said trigger configured to receive the input from the user, wherein:
• the input from the user is indicative of a desired rate of fire of the gun, and
• the input from the user indicates a higher desired rate of fire of the gun as the user pulls the trigger further rearward.

A device for controlling a motor of an electrically driven machine gun, said device comprising:

• a motor control unit configured to receive input from a user and provide power to the motor as a function of the input received from the user;
• wherein:
• the motor control unit further comprises a master arm switch having an armed position and a disarmed position, said master arm switch, when in the disarmed position, is configured to at least one of:
• prevent the input from the user from indicating any value other than zero;
• or
• prevent the motor control unit from providing power to the motor.