Aug 5, 2025

US12379188 - Interactive weapon targeting system displaying remote sensed image of target area

Systems, devices, and methods for determining a predicted impact point of a selected weapon and associated round based on stored ballistic information, provided elevation data, provided azimuth data, and provided position data.

Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.
Inventors: John C. McNeil, Earl Clyde Cox, Makoto Ueno, Jon Andrew Ross
Filing date: 2023-11-28

The patent describes an interactive weapon targeting system that predicts the impact point of a weapon using ballistic information and sensor data from aerial vehicles. It includes a fire control controller and a display that shows the areas viewed by remote sensors when the predicted impact point falls within those areas.

Claim 1

A system comprising: a fire control controller configured to determine a predicted impact point of a weapon; and a weapon display configured to display at least one of: a first viewed area of a first remote sensor of a first aerial vehicle and a second viewed area of a second remote sensor of a second aerial vehicle when at least one of: the predicted impact point is within the first viewed area of the first remote sensor and the predicted impact point is within the second viewed area of the second remote sensor. a fire control controller configured to determine a predicted impact point of a weapon; and a weapon display configured to display at least one of: a first viewed area of a first remote sensor of a first aerial vehicle and a second viewed area of a second remote sensor of a second aerial vehicle when at least one of: the predicted impact point is within the first viewed area of the first remote sensor and the predicted impact point is within the second viewed area of the second remote sensor.

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