Precision Guided Firearm With Hybrid Sensor Fire Control

A method of controlling discharge of a precision guided firearm (PGF), the method comprising:

• processing video frames of a video of an optical scope of the PGF to determine a distance between an aim point of the PGF and a selected location on a target within the video frames;
• measuring movement of the PGF using at least one motion sensor of the optical scope;
• and
• determining a shot time when the distance is less than a threshold distance from the selected location.

An optical scope comprising:

• at least one motion sensor configured to produce motion data corresponding to movement of the optical scope;
• an optical sensor configured to capture video of a view area;
• and
• a processor coupled to the optical sensor and the at least one motion sensor, the processor configured to process video frames of the video and the motion data to determine when an aim point is less than a threshold distance from a selected location on a target.