Closed Loop Control System for Projectile Firing Device
AssigneeDisruptive Design, LLC
InventorRich Lort
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Abstract
A multi-detector chronograph system incorporated with a firing device for launching projectiles along a passage for direction of projectiles. The firing device has at least one control device for regulation of at least one configuration of the firing device. A measuring device with multiple detectors is configured to sense moving projectiles moving along the passage or leaving the passage. The measuring device is configured to produce data in relation to the sensed moving projectiles. A control unit is provided for handling the data and producing an indication for adjustment of the control device.
Claims19
A multi-detector chronograph system comprising:
- a firing device for launching projectiles along a passage for direction of projectiles, the firing device comprising at least one control device for regulation of at least one configuration of the firing device selected from the group consisting of a motor function, a gear train configuration, an amount of pressurized gas used in firing a projectile, a pressure of gas used in firing a projectile, a dwell time of a projectile within the firing device, and timing of firing of the firing device;
- a measuring device with multiple detectors configured to sense projectiles moving along the passage or outward therefrom, the measuring device configured to produce data in relation to sensed moving projectiles from the passage;
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- a control unit for handling the data and configured to produce an output corresponding to an adjustment of the control device.
A multi-detector chronograph system comprising:
- a firing device for launching projectiles along a passage for direction of projectiles, the firing device comprising at least one control device for regulation of at least one configuration of the firing device selected from the group consisting of a motor function, a gear train configuration, an amount of pressurized gas used in firing a projectile, a pressure of gas used in firing a projectile, a dwell time of a projectile within the firing device, and a timing of firing of the firing device;
- a measuring device with multiple detectors configured to sense moving projectiles along the passage or outward therefrom, the measuring device configured to produce data in relation to sensed moving projectiles from the passage;
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- at least one display providing an indication of data produced by the measuring device or recommended setting changes to be made to the firing device.
A multi-detector chronograph system mountable on a firing device configured to launch projectiles along a passage for direction of the projectiles, the multi-detector chronograph system comprising:
- a plurality of detectors mountable along the passage and configurable to detect projectiles exiting the passage;
- a measuring device in communication with the plurality of detectors and configured to receive data from each of the plurality of detectors regarding sensed moving projectiles exiting the passage;
- a controller configured to process the data received by the measuring device and produce an output of recommended setting changes to be made to the firing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.