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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141473 | Apparatus for synthetic weapon stabilization and firing In methods and apparatuses, a weapon includes a trigger module for sensing trigger input from a shooter and generating a trigger signal, and a firing module for controlling firing of a projectile responsive to a fire control signal. The weapon also includes an image... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7500423 | Method of making a projectile in a trajectory act at a desired point at a calculated point of time A method of calculating in near-real-time two possible angles of elevation of a projectile and associated times of flight so that the projectile can be made to act at a desired point The angle of elevation of the launching direction of the projectile and the time of... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7210392 | Autonomous weapon system An autonomous weapon system including weapon (9) and weapon mounting system (7, 8) operable to point the weapon (9) in accordance with input control signals. The weapon system includes a sensor (2) to acquire images and other data from a ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7162199 | Method for real-time team coordination with unrealiable communications between team members A system and method of coordinating team members, each team member having a mission processor, in real time for continued coordinated operation in the absence of reliable communications between team members. Prior to a mission, each team member is provided with comm... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7129473 | Optical image pickup apparatus for imaging living body tissue A control portion of an optical image pickup apparatus includes a scan driver, a lock-in amplifier, and an A/D converter. The scan driver outputs a predetermined drive signal to a Y-scanning mirror and an X-scanning mirror and scans the Y-scanning mirror and the X-s... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124676 | Muzzle reference system In systems embodying the invention, a battery powered collimated light source is located at the muzzle end of a cannon and is beamed back over the length “L” of the cannon gun tube to the collecting aperture of an optical transceiver located near the breech end ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121183 | Methods and systems for estimating weapon effectiveness Methods and systems for providing an estimate of effectiveness of a selected weapon against a selected target prior to release of the weapon are described. One described method comprises receiving a position uncertainty for a weapon platform, receiving a position un... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7110101 | Method and device for determining an angular error and use of the device A method and a device are disclosed for establishing actual changes and intended changes of the spatial angle of a main axis (e) of a sensor or effector attached to a receiver (4.1). The receiver (4.1) is directly rotatable around the first axis of rot... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6739233 | Method and device for judging aiming errors of a weapon system and use of the device A method and device for judging the aiming error of a weapon system and a use of the device are disclosed. The weapon system includes a fire control device (F) for tracking a target (Z), a weapon (W) having a weapon barrel (B), aiming means for aiming the weapon bar... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6532433 | Method and apparatus for continuous prediction, monitoring and control of compressor health via detection of precursors to rotating stall and surge An apparatus for monitoring the health of a compressor having at least one sensor operatively coupled to the compressor for monitoring at least one compressor parameter, a processor system embodying a stall precursor detection algorithm, the processor sys... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6467388 | Method for engaging at least one aerial target by means of a firing group, firing group of at least two firing units, and utilization of the firing group A method for engaging one or several aerial targets by means of a firing group (10) of autonomous, but cooperating, firing units (12, 112), wherein each firing group has a fire control unit (14, 114) and at least one weapon (16, 116). Several firing units... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6260466 | Target aiming system Assessing the accuracy with which a round fired from a gun hits an intended target is achieved and alignment of the gun is corrected by monitoring the target with an image sensor which is associated with a computer enabling a frame by frame analysis and c... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6119576 | Method and system for automatic determination of ammunition type, and the use thereof A method and a system for automatic identification of ammunition type simultaneously with the performance of loading is based on optical reading of the ammunition's silhouette, and emits a signal concerning ammunition type to a computer for calculation of... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6085629 | Weapon system A weapon system includes a weapon having a chamber; a data input device; an aiming mechanism; and an ammunition unit that can be fired with the weapon. The ammunition unit includes a data memory for storing ammunition-specific data; and a microcontroller ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6067890 | Weapon system A weapon system (1) having a weapon (2) with a weapon tube (3) and having an electronic system (4) for generating aiming signals for an aiming system (7) connected to the weapon (2). To ensure that the current weapon properties or tube properties are also... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5966859 | Devices and methods for controlled manual and automatic firearm operation A heart beat cycle indicating device for indicating to a firearm operator a defined stage of the heart beat cycle of the firearm operator includes a heart beat cycle monitoring unit for monitoring the heart beat cycle of the firearm operator and a heart b... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5682006 | Gun salvo scheduler This disclosure relates to a computer based eminent and dormant threat acquisition, assessment and defense system. Threats are classified as to eminence and incidence of detection and rounds are optimally scheduled to defeat the threats based on inventory... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5631437 | Gun muzzle control system using barrel mounted actuator assembly The present invention pertains to a device for precision aim control of a gun barrel muzzle of a turreted gun system for improved projectile accuracy of fired projectiles. Improved projectile accuracy is defined as minimizing the distance between a projec... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5544439 | Device for firing a firearm using an infrared detector A device for firing a small or medium caliber firearm includes a rangefinder, an infrared detector supplying an electrical signal, an electronic triggering assembly for controlling firing, and an electrical energy source. The triggering assembly is associ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5520085 | Weapon stabilization system A weapon stabilization system for an unbalanced gun tube pivotally mounted on a tank turret or other movable platform is disclosed. The system includes a muzzle position controller which accounts for flexion of the gun tube and which comprises a muzzle re... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5413029 | System and method for improved weapons systems using a Kalman filter In a device and method for predicting a future muzzle velocity of an indirect fire weapon 3, 7 means 9, 11 responsive to a measurement of muzzle velocity are adapted to implement an adaptive empirical prediction method to predict the future muzzle velocit... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5341720 | System for reducing the effects of powder temperature sensitivity on firing with guns A system for reducing the temperature-dependent influence of the powder on the muzzle velocity of ammunition units on discharging of the ammunition units from a barrel of a large-caliber gun with high muzzle velocities includes a plurality of part charges... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5337649 | Device for controlling ammunition units discharged in salvos by charges composable from part charges A device for controlling discharge of ammunition units from the barrel of a gun in sequence with muzzle velocities within a large velocity range, enables simultaneous activation of the ammunition units on a target area. The device comprises a plurality of... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5280744 | Method for aiming towed field artillery pieces Each towed field artillery piece in a battery of field artillery pieces uses a heading reference system having a "slave" azimuth gyro, pitch and roll angle sensors and a readout display for correcting azimuth and elevation during a fire mission. A master ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5267502 | Weapons systems future muzzle velocity neural network In a device and method for predicting a future muzzle velocity of an indirect fire weapon 3, 7 means 9, 11 responsive to a measurement of muzzle velocity are adapted to implement an adaptive empirical prediction method to predict the future muzzle velocit... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5247867 | Target tailoring of defensive automatic gun system muzzle velocity A velocity tailoring system for a defensive automatic gun having controllable muzzle velocity capability. The system includes velocity determination and control apparatus for determining the projectile discharge velocity necessary to achieve an effective ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5229540 | Tank alerting system A low cost warning system for armored vehicles which uses multiple sensors ontaining detectors for IR and millimeter wave signals emanated by attacking missiles and/or projectiles to allow the launching of screening grenades. The sensors telemeter their co... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5218161 | Projectile wall barrage system An apparatus and method for discharging a group of projectiles for simultaneous impact at a target wherein the projectiles in the projectile group are sequentially fired at incrementally increasing velocities. More particularly, electrothermal gun technol... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5140329 | Trajectory analysis radar system for artillery piece A low cost easily deployed, yet highly accurate weapon mounted trajectory analysis radar system uses optimized Doppler radar signals to detect the actual trajectory of a projectile fired from an artillery piece such as a 155 mm Howitzer. The actual trajec... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5121672 | System for carrying out shelling of a target by means of a rapid-firing ordnance piece A method for carrying out shelling of a target with a plurality of ammunition units fired successively from a single barrel rapid-firing ordnance piece includes supplying data to a computer means regarding the target to be shelled, generating by the compu... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4949089 | Portable target locator system A portable target locator system capable of being transported and utilized by an individual combatant is disclosed. The portable target locator system comprises a rifle-like target locator and a transmitter/modem capable of transmitting target location co... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4878752 | Sighting system A gun sighting system in which a daylight (visual) sight and a thermal imaging (TI) night sight are mounted on the gun breech. The TI field of view is superimposed on the visual field of view, necessitating accurate alignment between their lines of sight ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4870886 | Temperature compensating variable stroke projectile positioning system A variable stroke projectile postioning system compensates for temperature by adjusting the volume of a munition chamber which communicates with a projectile and contains a propellant having temperature dependent performance characteristics. The projectil... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4777352 | Microcontroller operated optical apparatus for surveying rangefinding and trajectory compensating functions A microcontroller operated optical device for determining the distance to objects of known or estimable size which is programmed to control a movable indicator relative to a stationary indicator for spanning a dimension of an image of an object. The dista... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4765244 | Apparatus for the detection and destruction of incoming objects Detection apparatus which is sensitive both to radiation and to the proximity of the radiation source, as well as destruction apparatus embodying detection apparatus.... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4760770 | Fire control systems A fire control system comprises a platform (10) rotatable in azimuth on which are mounted a gun (11) first and second sighting devices (15,25) each of which is movable in elevation, each sighting device (15,25) having its sight line nominally aligned with... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4741245 | Method and apparatus for aiming artillery with GPS NAVSTAR A method and apparatus for aiming artillery by incorporating the GPS NAVSTAR system directly into a mobile artillery unit such as a howitzer. A firts GPS ground station is incorporated into a howitzer. A second GPS ground station is located at a distance ... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4718323 | Thermo-electronic system to correct for thermal deformation of a restrained plate The thermal deformation of an edge-restrained plate is expressed as a deflection of the plate out of its plane. Where the plate is used as a reference plane, the deformation of the plate can be quantitatively monitored and compensated for. In the case of ... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4665795 | Gun muzzle reference system A muzzle reference system is provided for correcting errors in aiming signals produced by a fire-control system of an artillery gun having a gun muzzle pivotable about a first axis and movable about a second axis extending perpendicularly of the first axi... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4662727 | Two-axis optical inertial system using a gyro rotor as a stable reference The present invention provides a two-axis optical inertial reference system wherein the rotor (12) of a gyro (10) is utilized as a stable reference. A surface (19) of the rotor is made reflective. Sighting on the reference is provided through a window (18... | 05/05/1987 |
