US 11,713,944 B2
Dual mode weapon-mounted fire control system
Avshalom Ehrlich, Kibbutz Ramat Hashofet (IL); and Tzach Arnon, Yodfat (IL)
Assigned to SMART SHOOTER LTD., Kibbutz Yagur (IL)
Filed by SMART SHOOTER LTD., Kibbutz Yagur (IL)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/361,434.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/132,571, filed on Dec. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0205762 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. F41G 3/02 (2006.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); F41A 17/08 (2006.01); F41A 23/14 (2006.01); F41A 23/24 (2006.01); F41G 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC F41G 3/02 (2013.01) [F41A 17/08 (2013.01); F41A 23/14 (2013.01); F41A 23/24 (2013.01); F41G 5/06 (2013.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A weapon-mounted Fire Control System (FCS) for a handheld weapon, the FCS comprising:
(a) an imaging sensor deployed for sampling images of a target; and
(b) a processing system comprising at least one processor, said processing system receiving images from said imaging sensor, said processing system being configured:
(i) to operate in a first mode for handheld operation of the weapon wherein said processing system tracks a target in images from said imaging sensor during motion of the weapon while the weapon is handheld, determines an aim-region with which the weapon should be aligned for firing in order to strike the target, and generates an output to facilitate accurate firing of the weapon towards the aim region, and
(ii) to operate in a second mode when the weapon is mounted on an adjustable weapon support having at least one actuator wherein said processor tracks a target in images from said imaging sensor, determines an aim-region with which the weapon should be aligned for firing in order to strike the target, and generates output signals for controlling operation of the at least one actuator in order to align the weapon with the aim region.