Firearm laser training system and method facilitating firearm training for extended range targets with feedback of firearm control

A firearm laser training system enabling a user to project a laser beam from a laser transmitter assembly secured to a firearm toward a target to simulate firearm operation comprising:

• a target;
• a sensing device to detect impact locations of said laser beam on said target and produce impact information;
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• a processor to receive and process said impact information from said sensing device to display target impact locations, wherein said processor includes:
• an impact module to determine locations of beam impacts on said target from said impact information and to simulate a projectile trajectory and determine impact locations relative to said target;
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• an actuation detection unit coupled to said laser transmitter assembly and said processor to detect actuation of said firearm and transmit an actuation signal to said processor in response to said detection, wherein said impact module processes said impact information in response to said actuation signal to reduce false detections.

A firearm laser training system enabling a user to project a laser beam from a laser transmitter assembly secured to a firearm toward an extended range target to simulate firearm operation within a confined area having dimensions less than the extended range comprising:

• a target scaled to simulate a range of at least twenty-five meters, wherein a user adjusts said firearm for operation at the actual range, thereby displacing a point of aim of the firearm from the target;
• a sensing device to detect impact locations of said laser beam on said target and produce impact information;
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• a processor to receive and process said impact information from said sensing device to display target impact locations, wherein said processor includes:
• an impact module to determine locations of beam impacts on said target from said impact information;
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• a projectile simulation module to adjust said determined beam impact locations in accordance with said range to compensate for said displaced point of aim and simulate a projectile trajectory resulting from said actual range to determine said target impact locations.

In a firearm simulation system enabling a user to project a laser beam from a laser transmitter assembly secured to a firearm toward a target and including a sensing device and a processor, a method of simulating firearm operation comprising the steps of:

• (a) detecting impact locations of said laser beam on said target via said sensing device and producing impact information for transmission to said processor;
• (b) determining locations of beam impacts on said target from said impact information;
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• (c) adjusting said determined beam impact locations in accordance with user-specified conditions affecting projectile trajectory to simulate a projectile trajectory resulting from those conditions and determine target impact locations, wherein said user-specified conditions include at least one environmental condition.

In a firearm simulation system enabling a user to project a laser beam from a laser transmitter assembly secured to a firearm toward a target and including a sensing device, a processor and an actuation detection unit coupled to said laser transmitter assembly and said processor to detect actuation of said firearm, a method of simulating firearm operation comprising the steps of:

• (a) detecting impact locations of said laser beam on said target via said sensing device and producing impact information for transmission to said processor;
• (b) detecting actuation of said firearm via said actuation detection unit and transmitting an actuation signal to said processor in response to said detection;
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• (c) determining locations of beam impacts on said target from said impact information to simulate a projectile trajectory and determine impact locations relative to said target, wherein said impact information is processed in response to said actuation signal to reduce false detections.

In a firearm simulation system enabling a user to project a laser beam from a laser transmitter assembly secured to a firearm toward an extended range target and including a sensing device and a processor, a method of simulating firearm operation within a confined area having dimensions less than the extended range comprising the steps of:

• (a) presenting a target scaled to simulate a range of at least twenty-five meters, wherein a user adjusts said firearm for operation at the actual range, thereby displacing a point of aim of the firearm from the target;
• (b) detecting impact locations of said laser beam on said target via said sensing device and producing impact information for transmission to said processor;
• (c) determining locations of beam impacts on said target from said impact information;
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• (d) adjusting said determined beam impact locations in accordance with said range to compensate for said displaced point of aim and simulate a projectile trajectory resulting from said actual range to determine target impact locations.