Weapon sight having analog on-target indicators
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorJohn R. Staley, III
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Abstract
A device has structure that can support the device on a weapon, and a range portion that specifies a range to a target. A sensor portion provides sensor information representing an orientation of the device, and an electronic control portion is responsive to sensor information from the sensor portion and a range from the range portion for calculating how to hit the target with a munition. The device includes a sight that facilitates weapon orientation in preparation to fire the munition, the sight having an analog indicator that is disposed within its field of view and that is responsive to the electronic control portion for indicating how to orient the weapon so that the munition will hit the target.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising a device that includes:
- structure configured to support said device on a weapon;
- a range portion that specifies a range to a target;
- a sensor portion that provides sensor information representing an orientation of said device;
- an electronic control portion that is operatively coupled to said range portion and said sensor portion, and that is responsive to sensor information from said sensor portion and a range from said range portion for calculating how to hit the target with a munition;
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- a sight that facilitates weapon orientation in preparation to fire the munition, said sight having an analog indicator disposed within its field of view and being responsive to said electronic control portion for indicating how to orient the weapon so that the munition will hit the target.
A method of operating a weapon-mountable device having a range portion that specifies a range to a target, a sensor portion that provides sensor information representing an orientation of said device, an electronic control portion, and a sight that facilitates weapon orientation in preparation to fire a munition, comprising:
- causing said electronic control portion to be responsive to sensor information from said sensor portion and a range from said range portion for calculating how to hit the target with a munition;
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- causing an analog indicator that is part of said sight and disposed within the field of view of said sight to be responsive to said electronic control portion for indicating how to orient the weapon so the munition will hit the target.
An apparatus comprising a device that includes:
- support means for supporting said device on a weapon;
- range means for specifying a range to a target;
- sensor means for providing sensor information that represents an orientation of said device;
- electronic control means operatively coupled to said range means and said sensor means, and responsive to sensor information from said sensor means and a range from said range means for calculating how to hit the target with a munition;
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- sight means for facilitating weapon orientation in preparation to fire the munition, said sight means including analog indicator means disposed within a field of view of said sight means and responsive to said electronic control means for indicating how to orient the weapon so that the munition will hit the target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.