US12305961 - Device and method for shot analysis

The patent describes a device and method for analyzing shots from firearms by capturing and processing image data before, during, and after the shot to assess impact resolution and weapon motion. This analysis includes identifying objects at the point of impact and generating quality metrics for the shot.

Claim 1

1. A method for providing an analysis of a shot of a real or simulated projectile from a weapon on a target, comprising the following steps: detecting a time of departure of a shot; recording line-of-sight image data before the shot, immediately after the shot, and after the shot; recording an image C at the time of departure of the shot; generating a packet of data “A” with the line-of-sight image data immediately after the shot; generating a packet of data “B” with the line-of-sight image data during a predefined time of ‘M’ seconds after the time of departure of the shot and line-of-sight image data recorded during a predefined time ‘N’ seconds before the time of departure of the shot; analyzing the resolution of the shot by processing the packet of data “A” to determine if an object which is present on the image C is at a point of impact of the projectile, and in case the object is at a point of impact, identifying the object; temporally analyzing the shot by a combined processing of the packet of data “A”, the packet of data “B”, and the results of the analysis of the resolution of the shot, the combined processing providing a deviation and an angular motion of the weapon; marking shooting information on the line-of-sight image; and generating quality metric data for the shot. detecting a time of departure of a shot; recording line-of-sight image data before the shot, immediately after the shot, and after the shot; recording an image C at the time of departure of the shot; generating a packet of data “A” with the line-of-sight image data immediately after the shot; generating a packet of data “B” with the line-of-sight image data during a predefined time of ‘M’ seconds after the time of departure of the shot and line-of-sight image data recorded during a predefined time ‘N’ seconds before the time of departure of the shot; analyzing the resolution of the shot by processing the packet of data “A” to determine if an object which is present on the image C is at a point of impact of the projectile, and in case the object is at a point of impact, identifying the object; temporally analyzing the shot by a combined processing of the packet of data “A”, the packet of data “B”, and the results of the analysis of the resolution of the shot, the combined processing providing a deviation and an angular motion of the weapon; marking shooting information on the line-of-sight image; and generating quality metric data for the shot.

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