Device, method and vehicle
AssigneeRheinmetall Electronics GmbH
InventorJohann Harmstorf
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Abstract
A device for determining a firing position from which a projectile has been fired at a target object is proposed, comprising: at least one sensor unit for detecting an impact of the projectile in the target object, at least one acoustic sensor unit for detecting a muzzle blast when the projectile is fired, and a determination unit which is arranged to determine the firing position on the basis of the detected muzzle blast and the detected impact.
Claims19
A device for determining a firing position from which a projectile has been fired at a target object, comprising:
- an impact sensor unit for detecting an impact of the projectile in the target object;
- an acoustic sensor unit for detecting a muzzle blast when the projectile is fired;
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- a determination unit for determining the firing position on the basis of the detected muzzle blast and the detected impact, wherein
- the impact sensor unit comprises a structure-borne sound detector for detecting the impact of the projectile,
- a sensitivity of the impact sensor unit is configured to detect the impact of the projectile fired from a weapon having a caliber equal to or greater than 5 mm, the projectile having a kinetic energy of 50 joules or more,
- the acoustic sensor unit additionally detects a pressure wave of the projectile when the projectile passes the impact sensor unit, and
- the determination unit additionally determines the firing position based on the detected pressure wave.
A method for determining a firing position from which a projectile has been fired at a target object, comprising:
- detecting, by an impact sensor unit, an impact of the projectile in the target object;
- detecting, by an acoustic sensor unit a muzzle blast when the projectile is fired;
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- determining, by a determination unit, the firing position on the basis of the detected muzzle blast and the detected impact, wherein
- the impact sensor unit comprises a structure-borne sound detector for detecting the impact of the projectile,
- a sensitivity of the impact sensor unit is configured to detect the impact of the projectile fired from a weapon having a caliber equal to or greater than 5 mm, the projectile having a kinetic energy of 50 joules or more,
- the acoustic sensor unit additionally detects a pressure wave of the projectile when the projectile passes the impact sensor unit, and
- the determination unit additionally determines the firing position based on the detected pressure wave.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.