Device and Method for Registering a Hit on a Target
AssigneeQinetiq Limited
InventorsIan Ralph Caesar, Simon Thomas Parker, John Patrick Kelly
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device, system and method for registering a hit on a target and in particular to an improved device, system and method for registering the hit quickly to reduce feedback delay time. A device according to an embodiment comprises: a position storage unit for storing a known position of at least one target; a positioning unit comprising a laser range finder for aiming a weapon or weapon simulator at a weapon aim position; a determining unit for determining whether, when engaging the target, the weapon aim position and the stored position match; and a hit registering unit for registering, based on the determination,
Claims14
A device for registering a hit on a target, the device comprising:
- a position storage unit for storing a known position of at least one target;
- a positioning unit comprising a laser range finder for aiming a weapon or weapon simulator at a weapon aim position;
- a determining unit for determining whether, when engaging the target, the weapon aim position and the stored position match;
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- a hit registering unit for registering, based on the determination, a hit on the target.
A method for registering a hit on a target, the method comprising:
- aiming, by a laser range finder, a weapon or weapon simulator at a weapon aim position;
- determining whether, when engaging a target, the weapon aim position matches a known position of the target;
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- registering, based on the determination, a hit on the target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.