Dec 2, 2025

US12487044 - Weapon usage monitoring system having discharge event monitoring directed toward quick change barrel

A system for providing discharge monitoring of a firearm includes an event detection module, an event detection module housing, and a signal processing module. The event detection module has a sensor that senses an acceleration and generates an acceleration signal. The event detection module housing houses the event detection module. The signal processing module receives the acceleration signal and determines whether the acceleration signal is a discharge event and generates an event detection signal based on the determination, the signal processing module is further configured to maintain a shot count of the firearm based on the determination that the event detection signal is a discharge event. The event detection module is coupled to a quick change barrel of the firearm. The event detection module generates the event detection signal specific to the quick change barrel of the firearm; and determines a shot count of the quick change barrel.

Assignee: Armaments Research Company, Inc.
Inventors: Jeff O'Dell, Michael Canty

firearmmonitoringdischargequick_change_barrel

The patent describes a discharge monitoring system for firearms that includes an event detection module with a sensor to detect acceleration and determine discharge events. This system is specifically designed to work with a quick change barrel, maintaining a shot count and signaling when a shot count threshold is reached for that barrel.

Claim 1

1 . A system for providing discharge monitoring of a firearm, the system comprising: an event detection module having at least one sensor that senses an acceleration and generates an acceleration signal; an event detection module housing that houses the event detection module; and a signal processing module that receives the acceleration signal, the signal processing module configured to determine whether the acceleration signal is a discharge event and generate an event detection signal based on the determination, the signal processing module further configured to maintain a shot count of the firearm based on the determination that the event detection signal is a discharge event; and wherein the event detection module is coupled to a quick change barrel of the firearm, wherein the event detection module (i) generates the event detection signal specific to the quick change barrel of the firearm; (ii) determines a shot count of the quick change barrel; (iii) determines whether a shot count threshold has been reached specific to the quick change barrel; and (iv) sends a signal indicative of the shot count threshold specific to the quick change barrel being reached. an event detection module having at least one sensor that senses an acceleration and generates an acceleration signal; an event detection module housing that houses the event detection module; and a signal processing module that receives the acceleration signal, the signal processing module configured to determine whether the acceleration signal is a discharge event and generate an event detection signal based on the determination, the signal processing module further configured to maintain a shot count of the firearm based on the determination that the event detection signal is a discharge event; and wherein the event detection module is coupled to a quick change barrel of the firearm, wherein the event detection module (i) generates the event detection signal specific to the quick change barrel of the firearm; (ii) determines a shot count of the quick change barrel; (iii) determines whether a shot count threshold has been reached specific to the quick change barrel; and (iv) sends a signal indicative of the shot count threshold specific to the quick change barrel being reached.

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