US 11,988,474 B2
Weapon usage monitoring system having performance metrics and feedback recommendations based on discharge event detection
Kyle William Broadway, Mount Airy, MD (US); and Michael Canty, Bethesda, MD (US)
Assigned to Armaments Research Company Inc., Chevy Chase, MD (US)
Filed by Armaments Research Company, Inc., Bethesda, MD (US)
Filed on May 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/195,554.
Application 18/195,554 is a continuation of application No. 18/143,404, filed on May 4, 2023.
Application 18/143,404 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2022/023027, filed on Apr. 1, 2022.
Application PCT/US2022/023027 is a continuation of application No. 17/524,302, filed on Nov. 11, 2021, granted, now 11,768,047.
Application 17/524,302 is a continuation of application No. 16/995,990, filed on Aug. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,293,711, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Application 16/995,990 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2019/055925, filed on Oct. 11, 2019.
Application 17/524,302 is a continuation of application No. 16/460,348, filed on Jul. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,408,699, issued on Aug. 9, 2022.
Application 16/460,348 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2018/015615, filed on Jan. 27, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/455,852, filed on Mar. 30, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/216,037, filed on Jun. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/169,283, filed on Apr. 1, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/745,028, filed on Oct. 12, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/451,620, filed on Jan. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0288156 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. F41A 17/06 (2006.01); F41A 19/01 (2006.01); F41A 19/10 (2006.01); F41A 31/00 (2006.01); F41G 3/00 (2006.01); F41G 3/04 (2006.01); F41G 3/14 (2006.01); F41G 3/16 (2006.01); F41G 3/26 (2006.01); G01S 19/54 (2010.01); G06F 17/40 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 17/063 (2013.01) [F41A 17/06 (2013.01); F41A 19/01 (2013.01); F41A 19/10 (2013.01); F41A 31/00 (2013.01); F41G 3/04 (2013.01); F41G 3/142 (2013.01); F41G 3/165 (2013.01); G01S 19/54 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for recommending a corrective action based on a performance metric related to a discharge event of a firearm, the method comprising:
receiving, by a first event detection module associated with a first firearm of a first user, a plurality of first input signals over a sample window of time from a first inertial measurement unit (IMU) configured on the first firearm;
identifying, by the first event detection module, an occurrence of a first shot discharge of the first firearm at a shot time based on the plurality of first input signals;
determining a first orientation of the first firearm at the shot time;
determining a second orientation of the first firearm at a first time before the shot time;
comparing the first and second orientations;
determining a first performance metric related to pre-shot weapon orientation; and
displaying a first recommended corrective action to the first user based on the first performance metric.