Indirect fire mission training system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10907935-B2
Application number	US-201816056937-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2018
Priority date	Jun 20, 2017
Publication date	Feb 2, 2021
Grant date	Feb 2, 2021

Abstract

A weapon training system for an indirect firing weapon. The weapon training system includes a firing box including at least one processor, and a firing mechanism communicatively coupled with the firing box. Activation of the firing mechanism causes a simulated firing of the indirect firing weapon. The weapon training system also includes a round sensor communicatively coupled with the firing box. The round sensor is operable to be attached to or integrated with a round compatible with the weapon. The round is operable to be inserted into a breech of the weapon. The weapon training system further includes a breech sensor communicatively coupled with the firing box. The breech sensor is configured to detect an insertion of the round into the breech of the weapon via detection of the round sensor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A weapon training system comprising:
a firing box including at least one processor;
a firing mechanism communicatively coupled with the firing box, wherein activation of the firing mechanism causes a simulated firing of a weapon;
a round sensor operable to be attached to or integrated with a round compatible with the weapon, wherein the round is operable to be inserted into a breech of the weapon; and
a muzzle sensor operable to be attached to a muzzle of the weapon, the muzzle sensor configured to:
receive a first wireless signal transmitted by the round sensor via inside a barrel of the weapon; and
transmit a second wireless signal to the firing box via outside the barrel of the weapon.

2. The weapon training system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a breech sensor communicatively coupled with the firing box, the breech sensor configured to detect that the breech of the weapon is closed.

3. The weapon training system of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal include data that indicate a round type.

4. The weapon training system of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one charge sensor communicatively coupled with the firing box, the at least one charge sensor operable to be attached to or integrated with at least one charge compatible with the weapon, wherein the at least one charge is operable to be inserted into the breech of the weapon.

5. The weapon training system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a speaker communicatively coupled with the firing box, wherein, in response to the activation of the firing mechanism causing the simulated firing of the weapon, the speaker is configured to output an audio signal, wherein the audio signal is dependent on one or both of the weapon and the round.

6. The weapon training system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an orientation sensor communicatively coupled with the firing box, the orientation sensor operable to be attached to or integrated with the weapon, the orientation sensor configured to determine an orientation of the weapon.

7. The weapon training system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) sensor communicatively coupled with the firing box, the GNSS sensor operable to be attached to or integrated with the weapon, the GNSS sensor configured to determine a geospatial position of the weapon.

8. The weapon training system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an evaluator device communicatively coupled with the firing box, the evaluator device configured to display an analysis of a training protocol associated with the simulated firing of the weapon, the analysis of the training protocol including one or more of:
an indication that the firing mechanism was activated;
an indication that the simulated firing of the weapon occurred;
an indication that each of one or more requirements of the training protocol were met; and
an indication that one or more requirements of the training protocol were not met.

9. The weapon training system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fuse setter communicatively coupled with one or both of the firing box and the round sensor, the fuse setter configured to modify a fuse setting associated with a fuse of the round.

10. The weapon training system of claim 1 , wherein the firing mechanism comprises one or more of: a button, a knob, a switch, a lever, a pull cord, and a touch screen.

11. The weapon training system of claim 1 , wherein the firing mechanism is integrated with the firing box, and wherein the firing box is operable to be attached to the weapon.

12. A method comprising:
transmitting, by a round sensor operable to be attached to or integrated with a round compatible with a weapon, a first wireless signal, wherein the round is operable to be inserted into a breech of the weapon;
receiving, by a muzzle sensor operable to be attached to a muzzle of the weapon, the first wireless signal;
transmitting, by the muzzle sensor, a second wireless signal; and
receiving, by a firing box including at least one processor, the second wireless signal, wherein the firing box is communicatively coupled with a firing mechanism and wherein activation of the firing mechanism causes a simulated firing of the weapon.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
detecting, by a breech sensor communicatively coupled with the firing box, that the breech of the weapon is closed.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal include data that indicate a round type.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the firing mechanism comprises one or more of: a button, a knob, a switch, a lever, a pull cord, and a touch screen.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the firing mechanism is integrated with the firing box, and wherein the firing box is operable to be attached to the weapon.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
transmitting, by a round sensor operable to be attached to or integrated with a round compatible with a weapon, a first wireless signal, wherein the round is operable to be inserted into a breech of the weapon;
receiving, by a muzzle sensor operable to be attached to a muzzle of the weapon, the first wireless signal;
transmitting, by the muzzle sensor, a second wireless signal; and
receiving, by a firing box including at least one processor, the second wireless signal, wherein the firing box is communicatively coupled with a firing mechanism and wherein activation of the firing mechanism causes a simulated firing of the weapon.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
detecting, by a breech sensor communicatively coupled with the firing box, that the breech of the weapon is closed.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal include data that indicate a round type.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the firing mechanism comprises one or more of: a button, a knob, a switch, a lever, a pull cord, and a touch screen.

Assignees

• Cubic Corp

Inventors

• Armstrong Martyn
• Smiles Neale
• Parkinson Alastair
• Boissel David

Classifications

• F41A33/00 Primary

  Adaptations for training (adaptations of barrels for recoil reinforcement F41A21/26); Gun simulators (teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26 {; shooting games A63F9/02; military simulation G09B9/003}) · CPC title

• F41G3/26

  Teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying {(shooting games A63F9/02; light- or radiation-emitting guns F41A33/02; targets therefor F41J; responders, transponders for radar, sonar, lidar G01S13/767, G01S15/74, G01S17/74)} · CPC title

• F41G3/02

  using an independent line of sight · CPC title

• F41G3/30 Primary

  Gun-laying apparatus · CPC title