Method, device, and computer program for determining a range to a target
AssigneeBushnell Inc.
InventorsJordan Vermillion, Bill Cross
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Abstract
A method, device, and computer program for determining range to a target is disclosed. Specifically, the invention provides a method, device and computer program for determining a second range to a target based on a first range to the target and an angle to the target such that the parabolic trajectory of a projectile is accounted for in determining the second range. The device generally includes a range sensor for determining a first range to a target, a tilt sensor for determining an angle to the target, and a computing element for determining a second range to the target based on the first range and the determined angle.
Claims17
A device for determining a range to a target, the device comprising:
- a range sensor for determining a first range to the target;
- a tilt sensor for determining an angle to the target relative to the device;
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- a computing element coupled with the range sensor and the tilt sensor for determining a second range based on the first range and a factor that is scaled by a first amount when the first range is less than or equal to a first threshold value and scaled by a second amount when the first range is greater than the first threshold value.
A device for determining a range to a target, the device comprising:
- a laser range sensor for dynamically determining a plurality of first ranges to a plurality of targets or a single moving target as the device is moved to point at the plurality of targets or the single moving target;
- a tilt sensor for dynamically determining a plurality of angles to the plurality of targets or the single moving target as the device is moved;
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- a computing device for dynamically determining a plurality of second ranges to the plurality of targets or the single moving target based on the plurality of first ranges and the plurality of angles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.