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US 8,453,368 B2Granted
Active stabilization targeting correction for handheld firearms
AssigneeRocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory, LLC
InventorBryan Sterling Bockmon
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AssigneeRocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory, LLC
InventorBryan Sterling Bockmon
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An electromechanical system translates an “aiming error” signal from a target tracking system into dynamic “pointing corrections” for handheld devices to drastically reduce pointing errors due to man-machine wobble without specific direction by the user. The active stabilization targeting correction system works by separating the “support” features of the handheld device from the “projectile launching” features, and controlling their respective motion by electromechanical mechanisms. When a target is visually acquired, the angular deflection (both horizontal windage and vertical elevation) and aiming errors due to man-machine wobble (both vertical and horizontal) from the target's location to the current point-of-aim can be quickly measured by the ballistic computer located internal to a target tracking device. These values are transmitted to calibrated encoded electromechanical actuators that position the isolated components to rapidly correct angular deflection to match the previous aiming error.
A method for reducing aiming errors of a handheld firearm, the method comprising the steps of:
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