Mar 3, 2026

US12566047 - Dual trigger weapon control system with integrated manual and assisted targeting

The devices, systems, and methods described herein are directed to a manual and assisted targeting system integrated into a weapon control system that includes dual triggers. One trigger is fully manual and is always operational. The second trigger is electronically controlled and is linked to aiming sensors, targeting sensors, and a controller comprising firing control logic. The firing control logic calculates an aim goal, based at least partially on location information pertaining to the target, and determines when the difference between the aimpoint of the weapon and the aim goal is below a threshold. In response to this determination, a control signal is sent to a trigger actuator to fire the weapon.

Assignee: Flex Force Enterprises, LLC
Inventors: Cynthia Louise Archer, Jacob Ryan Sullivan, John Holbrook Vance, II
Filing date: 2024-03-28

firearmtriggercontrolsystem

The patent describes a dual trigger weapon control system that integrates manual and assisted targeting capabilities, featuring a fully manual trigger and an electronically controlled trigger linked to aiming sensors. The system’s controller calculates an aim goal and determines when to fire the weapon based on the difference between the weapon’s aimpoint and the calculated aim goal, allowing for enhanced targeting precision.

Claim 1

1 . A weapon control system for use with a cradle, the cradle having a shape and size to receive and secure a weapon, the system comprising: a first trigger to, upon actuation by an operator, fire the weapon secured in the cradle; a controller comprising firing control logic, the firing control logic not activated upon actuation of the first trigger; a second trigger to, upon actuation by the operator, activate the firing control logic within the controller, the firing control logic, when activated: determines an aimpoint of the weapon, calculates an aim goal, determines, based at least partially on the aimpoint of the weapon and the calculated aim goal, whether to fire the weapon, and in response to a determination to fire the weapon, transmits a control signal to fire the weapon secured in the cradle; and a trigger actuator to selectively fire the weapon secured in the cradle, based at least partially on the control signal from the controller. a first trigger to, upon actuation by an operator, fire the weapon secured in the cradle; a controller comprising firing control logic, the firing control logic not activated upon actuation of the first trigger; a second trigger to, upon actuation by the operator, activate the firing control logic within the controller, the firing control logic, when activated: determines an aimpoint of the weapon, calculates an aim goal, determines, based at least partially on the aimpoint of the weapon and the calculated aim goal, whether to fire the weapon, and in response to a determination to fire the weapon, transmits a control signal to fire the weapon secured in the cradle; and determines an aimpoint of the weapon, calculates an aim goal, determines, based at least partially on the aimpoint of the weapon and the calculated aim goal, whether to fire the weapon, and in response to a determination to fire the weapon, transmits a control signal to fire the weapon secured in the cradle; and a trigger actuator to selectively fire the weapon secured in the cradle, based at least partially on the control signal from the controller.

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