Firing simulator
AssigneeSAAB Training Systems AB
InventorsHans Robertsson, Arnold Fredriksson
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Abstract
An alignment device for alignment of a weapon and a weapon simulator mounted on the weapon. The weapon is provided with a sight and the weapon simulator is equipped with a first device arranged to emit an electromagnetic simulator beam exiting along a simulator axis. The alignment apparatus includes a second device arranged to generate an alignment beam along an alignment axis. The angle between the simulator axis and the alignment axis is fixed and known. A reflection device is arranged to reflect the alignment beam into the sight. An adjuster is arranged to collectively guide the alignment axis and the simulator axis during the alignment of the simulator axis with the sight so that the axes during the alignment maintain the fixed relative angular relationship.
Claims28
An alignment device for alignment of a weapon with a weapon simulator mounted on the weapon, wherein the weapon is provided with a sights oriented along a sighting axis and wherein the weapon simulator is equipped with a first device arranged to emit an electromagnetic simulator beam exiting along a simulator axis, the alignment device comprising:
- a second device mounted on the weapon arranged to generate an alignment beam along an alignment axis, wherein the angle between the simulator axis and the alignment axis is fixed and known;
- a reflection device arranged to reflect the alignment beam into the sight;
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- means of adjustment arranged to collectively guide the alignment axis and the simulator axis during the alignment of the simulator axis with the sights so that the axes during the alignment maintain the fixed relative angular relationship whereby a user looking through the sights can ensure that the sighting and simulator axes are codirectional.
A method of alignment of a weapon by using an alignment device with a weapon simulator mounted onto the weapon, wherein the weapon is provided with a sights oriented along a sighting axis, the method comprising:
- emitting with the simulator an electromagnetic simulator beam by a first device of the weapon simulator that exists along a simulator axis;
- generating with the simulator an alignment beam along an alignment axis by a second device of the alignment device, which forms a fixed and known angle relative to the simulator axis;
- collectively guiding the alignment axis and the simulator axis with a means of adjustment so that the axes during an alignment or during an adjustment of the alignment maintain the fixed relative angular relationship to each other;
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- adjusting the alignment axis to be parallel with a sighting axis of a sights of the weapon whereby a firer looking through the sights can ensure that the sighting and simulator axes are codirectional.
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