Method and device for simulating detonating projectiles

A device for simulating the effect of an exploding projectile fired by a weapon toward a target area, wherein the weapon comprises:

• a weapon signal emitter to emit a weapon signal, wherein the weapon fires in a simulated impact area that would be affected by the exploding projectile, and wherein the weapon signal defines a first portion of the simulated impact area less than the entire simulated impact area;
• the device comprising:
• a sensor located near the target area and which senses the weapon signal from the weapon and indicates the simulated firing of a projectile with an explosive effect in the target area;
• a transmitter operatively linked to the sensor, the transmitter emits an impact signal in response to the sensed weapon signal, wherein the impact signal covers the first portion of the simulated impact area and a second portion of the simulated impact area which is at least partially outward of the first portion.

A device for simulating the effect of exploding projectiles fired by a weapon toward a target area, the device comprising;

• a sensor located near the target area and which senses the weapon signal from the weapon;
• a transmitter operatively linked to the sensor such that the weapon signal indicating the simulated firing of a projectile with an explosive effect in the target area is sensed by the sensor which operates the transmitter to emit an impact signal over a simulated impact area of the simulated projectile;
• wherein the sensor is directionally sensitive and senses the direction from which the weapon signal is received, and the transmitter is linked to the sensor and emits the impact signal with a directionally variable range and wherein the transmitter is triggered by the sensor according to an angle of incidence of the weapon signal of the weapon in such a manner that the area supplied with an effective impact signal by the transmitter approximates the simulated impact area of an exploding projectile,
• the sensor senses the weapon signal over a total angular range, the sensor comprises a plurality of sensor elements, each sensor element covers a sector of the total angular range covered by the sensor for enabling the sensor to determine the angle of incidence of the weapon signal emitted by the weapon dependent upon the sensor elements on which the weapon signal is incident, and
• the transmitter comprises a plurality of transmitter elements, each transmitter element being adapted to supply approximately a respective sector having a controllable range over a respective part of the simulated impact area and each of the transmitter elements being connected with at least one of the plurality of sensor elements each for a particular sector so that each transmitter element is triggered by the at least one sensor element according to the angle of incidence of the weapon signal.

A device for simulating the effect of exploding projectiles fired by a weapon toward a target area, the device comprising;

• a sensor located near the target area and which senses weapon signal from the weapon;
• a transmitter operatively linked to the sensor such that the weapon signal indicating the simulated firing of a projectile with an explosive effect in the target area sensed by the sensor operates the transmitter to emit an impact signal over a simulated impact area of the simulated projectile;
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• screens at the transmitter separating the transmitter into transmitter elements for providing an essentially sectorial restriction of the impact signal emitted by the transmitter elements, wherein the sensor is directionally sensitive and adapted to sense the direction from which the weapon signal is received and wherein the transmitter connected with the sensor is operable to emit the impact signal with a directionally variable range, so that the transmitter is triggered by the sensor according to an angle of incidence of the weapon signal of the weapon in such a manner that the area supplied with an effective impact signal by the transmitter approximates the impact there of an exploding projectile, wherein the sensor senses the weapon signal over a total angular range, the sensor comprises a plurality of sensor elements, each sensor element covering a sector of the total angular range covered by the sensor for enabling the sensor to determine the angle of incidence of the weapon signal emitted by the weapon dependent upon the sensor elements on which the weapon signal is incident, and wherein the transmitter comprises a plurality of transmitter elements, each transmitter element supplying approximately a respective sector having a controllable range over a respective part of the impact area and each of the transmitter elements being connected with at least one of the plurality of sensor elements each for a particular sector so that each transmitter element is triggered by the at least one sensor element according to the angle of incidence of the weapon signal.

An installation for simulating combat action comprising at least one obstacle in the line of sight of an entire impact area of a projectile, the obstacle having a periphery;

• a device for simulating the effect of exploding projectiles fired by a weapon toward a target area, the device comprising:
• a sensor located near the target area sensing a weapon signal from the weapon, wherein the weapon signal defines a first portion of the impact area less than the entire impact area;
• a transmitter operatively linked to sensor that emits an impact signal over the impact area in response to the sensed weapon signal, wherein the impact signal covers the first portion of the impact area and a second portion of the impact area which is at least partially outward of the first portion;
• the device being located at the periphery of the obstacle positioned for allowing simulation of the effect of a weapon fired projectile exploding at target location near the device.