US 11,867,479 B2
Interactive weapon targeting system displaying remote sensed image of target area
John C. McNeil, Tujunga, CA (US); Earl Clyde Cox, La Cresenta, CA (US); Makoto Ueno, Simi Valley, CA (US); and Jon Andrew Ross, Moorpark, CA (US)
Assigned to AEROVIRONMENT, INC., Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by AeroVironment, Inc., Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/104,718.
Application 18/104,718 is a continuation of application No. 17/399,273, filed on Aug. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,592,267.
Application 17/399,273 is a continuation of application No. 16/728,324, filed on Dec. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,118,867, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Application 16/728,324 is a continuation of application No. 16/279,876, filed on Feb. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,539,394, issued on Jan. 21, 2020.
Application 16/279,876 is a continuation of application No. 15/730,250, filed on Oct. 11, 2017, granted, now 10,247,518, issued on Apr. 2, 2019.
Application 15/730,250 is a continuation of application No. 14/530,486, filed on Oct. 31, 2014, granted, now 9,816,785, issued on Nov. 14, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/898,342, filed on Oct. 31, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0160662 A1, May 25, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F41G 5/14 (2006.01); F41G 3/02 (2006.01); F41G 3/14 (2006.01); F41G 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC F41G 5/14 (2013.01) [F41G 3/02 (2013.01); F41G 3/142 (2013.01); F41G 3/165 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a weapon having an associated round;
a fire control controller configured to determine a predicted impact point of the weapon and the associated round; and
a weapon display configured to display at least one of: a first viewed area of a first remote sensor of a first aerial vehicle and a second viewed area of a second remote sensor of a second aerial vehicle when at least one of: the predicted impact point is within the first viewed area of the first remote sensor and the predicted impact point is within the second viewed area of the second remote sensor.