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Patent Number: |
7927102 |
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Case ID: |
0 |
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Patent Title:
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Simulation devices and systems for rocket propelled grenades and other
weapons
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Status: |
ACTIVE |
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Status Date: |
8/2/2011 2:57:40 PM |
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Issue Date:
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4/19/2011 |
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Filed Date:
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1/12/2006 |
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Serial #:
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1/330,902 |
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Assignee Name:
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Raytheon Company
(Waltham,
MA)
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Inventor(s):
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Jones, Giles D. , Ha, Quang K. , Ourn, Lee , Jannati, Samon |
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Lab Name: |
U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center |
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Location: |
RDAR-EIB
Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 |
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Contact: |
Contact Lab About This Patent |
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the invention generally relate to devices, systems, and methods for simulating the operation and effect of various weapons, especially explosive weapons, during military training exercises. More particularly, the invention
relates to devices, systems and methods for simulating the operation and effect of weapons such as rocket propelled grenades (RPG''s) in a laser-based battle simulation environment
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
At present, in live battlefield military operations in areas such as the Middle East, opposing forces using weapons such as the rocket-propelled-grenade (RPG) are presenting a significant threat to U.S. military forces stationed there. In an
RPG weapon, a relatively small rocket charge is mounted in a tube, together with a grenade, which can then be aimed and launched at a target. One example of a commercially available RPG device is the RPG-7, which has been manufactured in a number of
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A rocket propelled grenade (RPG) simulation device usable with a laser
detector is provided. The RPG simulation device comprises a laser
transmitter, a switch, a controller, and a housing. The laser transmitter
is capable of directing a laser signal to the laser detector, the laser
signal comprising information readable by the laser detector, to simulate
a launch of a rocket propelled grenade from the RPG simulation device to
the laser detector. The switch permits a user to trigger a laser signal
from the laser transmitter. The controller is in operable communication
with the laser transmitter and the switch, and the controller is operable
to respond to triggering of the switch and to simulate the launch of a
rocket propelled grenade by directing the laser transmitter to generate
and transmit a laser signal. The RPG simulation device can further
comprise an anti-tank weapons effect systems simulator (ATWESS) in
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The invention claimed is:
1. A rocket propelled grenade (RPG) simulation device usable with a laser detector, the RPG simulation device comprising: a first housing simulating at least one
predetermined physical characteristic of an actual RPG device, the first housing coupled to a laser transmitter, an anti-tank weapons effect system simulator (ATWESS), a set of user controls, and a controller; a dual-function laser assembly disposed
within the first housing, the dual-function laser assembly comprising a dual-function laser housing within which first and second laser transmitters are disposed, wherein the first laser transmitter generates a laser alignment signal, upon receipt of a
first control signal, and the second laser transmitter generates a laser simulation signal directed to the laser detector, upon receipt of a second control signal, the laser simulation signal comprising information readable by the laser detector to
simulate a launch of a rocket propelled grenade fr . . . . More |
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