Firearm laser training system and method facilitating firearm training for extended range targets with feedback of firearm control

A firearm laser training system enabling a user to project a laser beam from a laser transmitter assembly secured to a firearm toward an intended site on a target to simulate firearm operation, wherein said firearm includes a sight that is adjusted by a user in accordance with at least one condition, thereby displacing a firearm point of aim relative to said intended target site, said system comprising:

• a target;
• a sensing device to detect impact locations of said laser beam on said target resulting from said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm and to produce impact information;
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• a processor to receive and process said impact information from said sensing device to display simulated target impact locations under said at least one condition, wherein said processor includes:
• an impact module to determine coordinates of beam impact locations on said target from said impact information, wherein said determined beam impact locations are displaced relative to said intended target site in accordance with said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm, and to determine simulated impact locations relative to said intended target site by adjusting said determined coordinates of said beam impact locations in accordance with said at least one condition to compensate for said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm, wherein said at least one condition includes at least one environmental condition, and wherein said impact module includes:
• an offset module to apply coordinate offsets to said determined coordinates of said beam impact locations to produce said simulated target impact locations, wherein said offsets represent projectile trajectory adjustments in accordance with particular conditions;
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• an actuation detection unit coupled to said laser transmitter assembly and said processor to detect actuation of said firearm and transmit an actuation signal to said processor in response to said detection, wherein said impact module processes said impact information in response to said actuation signal to correlate determined impact locations with firearm actuation to reduce false detections.

A firearm laser training system enabling a user to project a laser beam from a laser transmitter assembly secured to a firearm toward an intended site on an extended range target to simulate firearm operation within a confined area having dimensions less than the extended range, wherein said firearm includes a sight that is adjusted by a user in accordance with said extended range, thereby displacing a firearm point of aim relative to said intended target site, said system comprising:

• a target scaled to simulate said extended range of at least twenty-five meters;
• a sensing device to detect impact locations of said laser beam on said target resulting from said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm and to produce impact information;
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• a processor to receive and process said impact information from said sensing device to display simulated target impact locations at said extended range, wherein said processor includes:
• an impact module to determine coordinates of beam impact locations on said target from said impact information, wherein said determined beam impact locations are displaced relative to said intended target site in accordance with said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm;
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• a projectile simulation module to adjust said determined coordinates of said beam impact locations in accordance with said extended range to compensate for said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm and determine simulated impact locations at said extended range and relative to said intended site on said target, wherein said projectile simulation module includes:
• an offset module to apply coordinate offsets to said determined coordinates of said beam impact locations to produce said simulated target impact locations, wherein said offsets represent projectile trajectory adjustments in accordance with particular conditions including said extended range and at least one of:
• temperature, elevation, barometric pressure and humidity.

In a firearm simulation system enabling a user to project a laser beam from a laser transmitter assembly secured to a firearm toward an intended site on a target and including a sensing device and a processor, wherein said firearm includes a sight that is adjusted by a user in accordance with at least one condition, thereby displacing a firearm point of aim relative to said intended target site, a method of simulating firearm operation comprising:

• (a) detecting impact locations of said laser beam on said target resulting from said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm via said sensing device and producing impact information for transmission to said processor;
• (b) determining coordinates of beam impact locations on said target from said impact information, wherein said determined beam impact locations are displaced relative to said intended target site in accordance with said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm;
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• (c) compensating for said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm by adjusting said determined coordinates of said beam impact locations in accordance with said at least one condition to determine simulated impact locations relative to said intended site on said target, wherein said at least one condition includes at least one environmental condition, and wherein step (c) further includes:
• (c.1) applying coordinate offsets to said determined coordinates of beam impact locations to produce said simulated target impact locations, wherein said offsets represent projectile trajectory adjustments in accordance with particular conditions.

In a firearm simulation system enabling a user to project a laser beam from a laser transmitter assembly secured to a firearm toward an intended site on a target and including a sensing device, a processor and an actuation detection unit coupled to said laser transmitter assembly and said processor to detect actuation of said firearm, wherein said firearm includes a sight that is adjusted by a user in accordance with at least one condition, thereby displacing a firearm point of aim relative to said intended target site, a method of simulating fireman operation comprising:

• (a) detecting impact locations of said laser beam on said target resulting from said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm via said sensing device and producing impact information for transmission to said processor;
• (b) detecting actuation of said firearm via said actuation detection unit and transmitting an actuation signal to said processor in response to said detection;
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• (c) determining coordinates of beam impact locations on said target from said impact information, wherein said determined beam impact locations are displaced relative to said intended target site in accordance with said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm, and determining simulated impact locations relative to said intended target site by adjusting said determined coordinates of beam impact locations in accordance with said at least one condition to compensate for said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm, wherein step (c) further includes:
• (c.1) applying coordinate offsets to said determined coordinates of beam impact locations to produce said simulated target impact locations, wherein said offsets represent projectile trajectory adjustments in accordance with particular conditions;
• wherein said at least one condition includes at least one environmental condition, and wherein said impact information is processed in response to said actuation signal to correlate determined beam impact locations with firearm actuation to reduce false detections.

In a firearm simulation system enabling a user to project a laser beam from a laser transmitter assembly secured to a firearm toward an intended site on an extended range target and including a sensing device and a processor, wherein said firearm includes a sight that is adjusted by a user in accordance with said extended range, thereby displacing a firearm point of aim relative to said intended target site, a method of simulating firearm operation within a confined area having dimensions less than the extended range comprising:

• (a) presenting a target scaled to simulate said extended range of at least twenty-five meters;
• (b) detecting impact locations of said laser beam on said target resulting from said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm via said sensing device and producing impact information for transmission to said processor;
• (c) determining coordinates of beam impact locations on said target from said impact information, wherein said determined beam impact locations are displaced relative to said intended target site in accordance with said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm;
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• (d) adjusting said determined coordinates of said beam impact locations in accordance with said extended range to compensate for said adjusted sight and displaced point of aim of said firearm and determine simulated impact locations at said extended range and relative to said intended site on said target, wherein step (d) further includes:
• (d.1) applying coordinate offsets to said determined coordinates of said beam impact locations to produce said simulated target impact locations, wherein said offsets represent projectile trajectory adjustments in accordance with particular conditions including said extended range and at least one of:
• temperature, elevation, barometric pressure and humidity.