Weapon video display system employing smartphone or other portable computing device

摘要

A video display system for a weapon includes a removably attachable optical range finder for calculating a distance to a selected target. The optical range finder includes an optical emitter for sending an optical signal to a target and an optical detector for detecting the signal reflected from the target. A fire control system is removably attachable to the weapon and associated with the optical range finder. The fire control system includes a ballistics computer for calculating a ballistics solution based on the distance to the target. A portable electronic device associated with the fire control system has a display screen and is removably attachable to the weapon. The portable electronic device includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the program instructions configured to display the ballistics solution in human viewable form on the display screen. In another aspect, a weapon video display housing configuration is provided.

主权项

1. A video display system for a weapon, comprising:
an optical range finder removably attachable to the weapon for calculating a distance to a selected target, said optical range finder including an optical emitter for sending an optical signal to a target and an optical detector for detecting the signal reflected from the target; a fire control system removably attachable to the weapon associated with the optical range finder, said fire control system including a ballistics computer for calculating a ballistics solution based on the distance to the target, said ballistics solution representative of a ballistic trajectory path of a projectile to be fired by the weapon; and a portable electronic device associated with the fire control system and having a display screen, the portable electronic device removably attachable to the weapon, the portable electronic device including and a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the program instructions configured to display the ballistics solution in human viewable form on the display screen.