US 12,116,128 B2
Weapon mountable tactical heads-up display systems and methods
Daniel Baumgartner, Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Assigned to KNIGHTWERX INC., Montecito, CA (US)
Filed by KNIGHTWERX INC., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/504,553.
Application 18/504,553 is a continuation of application No. 17/456,985, filed on Nov. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,840,335.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/215,305, filed on Jun. 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0076038 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
Int. Cl. B64C 39/00 (2023.01); B64C 11/46 (2006.01); B64C 25/32 (2006.01); B64C 29/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01); B64D 17/80 (2006.01); F41G 3/06 (2006.01); F41G 3/08 (2006.01); F41G 3/16 (2006.01); G02B 23/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G09G 3/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 39/024 (2013.01) [B64C 11/46 (2013.01); B64C 25/32 (2013.01); B64C 29/02 (2013.01); B64D 9/00 (2013.01); B64D 17/80 (2013.01); F41G 3/06 (2013.01); F41G 3/08 (2013.01); F41G 3/165 (2013.01); G02B 23/10 (2013.01); G05D 1/106 (2019.05); G09G 3/001 (2013.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 2201/00 (2023.01); G09G 2320/0686 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tactical system comprising:
a first heads-up display (HUD) system mountable to a first weapon, the first HUD system comprising:
one or more sensors configured to provide position and orientation data associated with the first weapon;
a processor configured to calculate a target position of a target based at least in part on the position and orientation data associated with the first weapon; and
a communications module configured to communicate the target position over a communications network; and
a second HUD system mountable to a second weapon, the second HUD system comprising:
one or more sensors configured to provide position and orientation data associated with the second weapon;
a communications module configured to import the target position from the communications network; and
a processor configured to:
calculate a position and an orientation of the second weapon based on the position and orientation data associated with the second weapon;
calculate a target vector based at least in part on the imported target position and the position of the second weapon; and
generate a target finder visualization based at least in part on the target vector and the orientation of the second weapon.