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1. A precision aiming apparatus for a weapon having a barrel for firing a projectile and a rail aligned with a centerline of the barrel, said rail including a bus for supplying power to, and providing communication between, a plurality of aiming components when such components are mounted said rail, said aiming apparatus comprising, in combination:
(e) a core component having a central processor unit with a data memory and operable to receive data from said memory and from one or more electronic components attached to said rail, calculate the aim of the barrel to optimize target acquisition and produce aiming data useful to an operator for precision aiming of the weapon; (f) an input device, configured to be coupled to said core component, for receiving external data and operator commands for use by said core component; (g) an output display, configured to be coupled to said core component, for displaying aiming data produced by the core component; (h) at least one electronic component configured to be mechanically mounted on and electronically coupled to the rail for providing data to said core component, said component being selected from the group consisting of:
(1) an optical sensor configured to detect light received from a projectile fired from the weapon;(2) a range finder configured to determine range to a target;(3) a temperature sensor configured to detect ambient temperature;(4) an air pressure sensor configured to detect ambient air pressure;(5) an humidity sensor configured to detect the relative humidity in the air;(6) a GPS locator configured to detect a current location;(7) a magnetic compass configured to detect earth's magnetic field;(8) a muzzle velocity sensor configured to detect a velocity of the projectile fired from the weapon;(9) a yaw angle sensor configured to detect yaw of the gun barrel during firing;(10) a wind sensor configured to detect wind direction and velocity;(11) a wind gust and turbulence sensor configured to detect wind turbulence;(12) a target location sensor configured to determine spatial coordinates at a target location;(13) a geodesic sensor to determine terrain at a target location; and(14) a projectile location sensor that determines as observed location of a projectile in flightwhereby said core component receives data from said electronic components via said rail, or via a wireless signal and produces an output for display of aiming data which, in combination with the advanced computational characteristics of the core component and correction outputs allows an operator to precisely aim the weapon at a selected target. |
