US12624914 - Weapon usage monitoring system having predictive maintenance and performance metrics
The patent describes a method for monitoring firearm usage by detecting operational status events, such as discharges, through an inertial measurement unit that captures acceleration and rotation signals. It enables real-time feedback to users about their anticipation and reaction to the firearm’s discharge, enhancing performance metrics and predictive maintenance.
Claim 1
1 . A method for initiating a responsive action based on an operational status event of a firearm, the method comprising: receiving, by an event detection module, acceleration and rotation input signals from an inertial measurement unit configured on the firearm indicative of a barrel of the firearm tipping in a direction one of downward and upward; identifying, by the event detection module, an occurrence of an operational status event, including a firearm discharge, based on the acceleration and rotation input signals; measuring, by the event detection module, movement and orientation of the barrel before, during and after the firearm discharge; determining, at a usage monitoring system, how a user is anticipating the firearm discharge based on the measured movement and orientation of the barrel before the firearm discharge; determining, at a usage monitoring system, how a user is reacting to the firearm discharge based on the measured movement and orientation of the barrel after the firearm discharge; and communicating the responsive action to a user of the firearm including real-time feedback at an integrated visual display indicative of one of the anticipating and reacting. receiving, by an event detection module, acceleration and rotation input signals from an inertial measurement unit configured on the firearm indicative of a barrel of the firearm tipping in a direction one of downward and upward; identifying, by the event detection module, an occurrence of an operational status event, including a firearm discharge, based on the acceleration and rotation input signals; measuring, by the event detection module, movement and orientation of the barrel before, during and after the firearm discharge; determining, at a usage monitoring system, how a user is anticipating the firearm discharge based on the measured movement and orientation of the barrel before the firearm discharge; determining, at a usage monitoring system, how a user is reacting to the firearm discharge based on the measured movement and orientation of the barrel after the firearm discharge; and communicating the responsive action to a user of the firearm including real-time feedback at an integrated visual display indicative of one of the anticipating and reacting.
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