GUN SIGHT FOR USE WITH SUPERELEVATING WEAPON - GEN DYNAMICS ARMAMENT & TECH

Title:

GUN SIGHT FOR USE WITH SUPERELEVATING WEAPON

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/126110

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A gun sight for use with a weapon configured for super elevation is disclosed herein. The gun sight includes, but is not limited to, an imaging system that is configured for rotation. The gun sight further includes a drive mechanism that associated with the imaging system and that is configured to rotate the imaging system. The gun sight further includes an inclinometer associated with one of the weapon and the imaging system. The gun sight still further includes a processor that is communicatively coupled with the drive mechanism and the inclinometer. The processor is configured to control the drive mechanism to rotate the imaging system in a manner that causes the imaging system to maintain an initial angular orientation based on information provided by the inclinometer when the weapon is superelevated.

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Inventors:

PIAZZA JONATHAN (US)
BLOOMHARDT THEODORE E (US)
FLETCHER JOHN GROVER III (US)
PEPPER CRAIG N (US)
KRYLOV VLADIMIR G (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2012/067084

Publication Date:

October 17, 2013

Filing Date:

November 29, 2012

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

GEN DYNAMICS ARMAMENT & TECH (US)
PIAZZA JONATHAN (US)
BLOOMHARDT THEODORE E (US)
FLETCHER JOHN GROVER III (US)
PEPPER CRAIG N (US)
KRYLOV VLADIMIR G (US)

International Classes:

F41G3/06

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