Apr 15, 2025

US12276481 - Bullet tracker for aiming remote controlled weapon systems

A bullet tracking system comprising a sensor sub-system that generates bullet tracking data by tracking a position and range of a bullet discharged from a remote-controlled weapon and traveling to an intended target; a processor that processes the bullet tracking data to determine aim adjustments of the weapon for subsequent firing of bullets to compensate for tracked bullet ballistics to improve an accuracy of the bullets for reaching the intended target; and a control sub-system to make the aim adjustments of the weapon.

Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
Inventors: William C. Ruff, Joshua T. Dillon, Julius Marcus, David R. Anderson
Filing date: 2023-12-15

The patent describes a bullet tracking system designed for remote-controlled weapon systems, utilizing a sensor sub-system to generate tracking data for bullets in flight. This system includes a processor for calculating aim adjustments based on bullet ballistics and a control sub-system to implement these adjustments, enhancing accuracy for subsequent shots.

Claim 1

A bullet tracking system comprising: a sensor sub-system that generates bullet tracking data by tracking a position and range of a bullet discharged from a remote-controlled weapon and traveling to an intended target; a processor that processes the bullet tracking data to determine aim adjustments of the weapon for subsequent firing of bullets to compensate for tracked bullet ballistics to improve an accuracy of the bullets for reaching the intended target; a control sub-system to make the aim adjustments of the weapon; wherein the sensor sub-system comprises a plurality of camera pods separated by a predetermined distance to create a stereoscopic image of a trajectory of the bullet; wherein each camera pod comprises a high-resolution color spotting camera and high, mid, and low-resolution bullet tracking cameras. a sensor sub-system that generates bullet tracking data by tracking a position and range of a bullet discharged from a remote-controlled weapon and traveling to an intended target; a processor that processes the bullet tracking data to determine aim adjustments of the weapon for subsequent firing of bullets to compensate for tracked bullet ballistics to improve an accuracy of the bullets for reaching the intended target; a control sub-system to make the aim adjustments of the weapon; wherein the sensor sub-system comprises a plurality of camera pods separated by a predetermined distance to create a stereoscopic image of a trajectory of the bullet; wherein each camera pod comprises a high-resolution color spotting camera and high, mid, and low-resolution bullet tracking cameras.

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