US 9,033,232 B2 · Active stabilization targeting correction for handheld firearms

Abstract

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.

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Dependent claims

A method for reducing aiming errors of a handheld firearm, the firearm having a frame with a barreled action connected to the frame by an adjustable actuator, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) establishing a point-of-aim of the handheld firearm at a target;
(b) generating a signal by an optical target tracking device and receiving the optical target tracking device signal in a mobile processor;
(c) measuring by the mobile processor a position of target relative to the point-of-aim;
(d) generating by the mobile processor a user-perceptible signal indicating target lock;
(e) calculating by the mobile processor an angular deflection based upon measuring step (c);
(f) calculating by the mobile processor an aiming error of the handheld firearm caused by the angular deflection;
(g) sending by the mobile processor an aiming correction signal to the actuator;
(h) adjusting the actuator based on the aiming correction signal to adjust a position of the barreled action relative to the frame to correct the aiming error;
and
(i) presenting by the mobile processor a visual display in a display device of a predicted point-of-impact on the target based on the aiming correction signal.

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Active stabilization targeting correction for handheld firearms

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Active stabilization targeting correction for handheld firearms

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Abstract

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