DESC:4. DESCRIPTION

Technical Field of the Invention

The present invention pertains to weapons and weapon training devices. More specifically, the invention relates to an air defense combat simulator comprising a low range anti-aircraft auto cannon mockup weapon used for training purposes.

Background of the Invention

Live firing is ideal way to practice firing of a firearm. The practice process builds muscle memory, and helps the firer develop proper techniques of delivery and operation of a firearm. There are negatives with live practice. Ammunition is an ongoing expense, and safety is a concern. Building, maintaining and traveling to a firing range, providing safety equipment for the firer and possibly others, and allotting special time in the schedule for the practice session are the major challenges.

Dry fire practice is a good substitute for live fire practice. Dry firing process involves a firer and other crew members to commence, aim, and fire without using live ammunition. This enables the practice of firing a firearm to proceed smoothly and accurately without all of the said negatives of live fire practice. Because no live ammunition is used and no impact on environment, there is no ongoing expense, there is no need to use safety equipment, a special shooting environment is not necessary, and practicing can be accomplished in much less time.

Dry firing also allows the firer to practice in the actual environment where the firearm may need to be used for protection such as in a simulated environment. With complete safety, actual shooting scenarios can be practiced in the simulated environment.
Brief Summary of the Invention

From reading of the description above of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, modifications and variations thereto may occur to those skilled in the art.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the claims of this invention.

The invention relates to a mockup of an anti-aircraft auto cannon weapon system with a replica of a weapon having a custom recoil assembly.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an air defense combat simulator system is disclosed. The simulator system comprises of a low range anti-aircraft auto cannon mockup weapon, a dome, and an instructor station.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the mockup weapon features all the major components like a barrel, tipping unit, cartridge case, elevation and firing mechanism, mounting, sighting mechanism, travelling gear and receiver assembly.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the mounting assembly comprises of a recoil assembly, an operating and a travelling platforms. In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the recoil assembly is placed under receiver assembly.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the recoil assembly comprises of an electric elevation motor fixed to a top plate supported by a motor mounting plate.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the said electric elevation motor is connected to a set of elevation gear assembly comprising of bevel gears connected to a shaft.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the said shaft is attached to the top and bottom plate with an angular contact bearing and a guide block attached to the shaft, placed in between the said top and bottom plates at one end.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the electric elevation motor comprises of a sliding assembly, and a guide is attached to a spring, wherein the spring is attached to a back plate and a stopper plate.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the said top plate and the said bottom plate assembly is supported by pillars placed at ends of the top plate and bottom plate and roller assembly.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the roller assembly helps the said top and bottom plate to oscillate in its orientation.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the said air defense combat simulator with twin-barreled auto cannon mockup weapon is used to train personal against realistic air threat from potential adversaries as against the unreal scenario of carrying out live fire training on Pilotless Target Aircrafts (PTAs).

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the said electric elevation motor along with elevation gear assembly and its connectivity’s are located in the upper mounting under the breech casing to provide elevation movement to the simulator weapon.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the elevation movement of the mockup weapon is -5 to + 75 ± 5 degrees, the maximum elevation speed is 45 degrees.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the electric elevation motor is running the guide block rotate in its orientation and hits the guide wherein the guide is attached to the sliding assembly and creates recoil to the system.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the dome is a scalable structure of a screen such that it provides a high degree in excess of 60-70 % of reflectivity.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the system provides real feel of fire effect complete with shock, jerk, recoil, platform vibration, smoke and flash without firing a single round of ammunition.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the system leverages generation of a quantified assessment of the trainee performance expressed as Combat Readiness Score (CRS), which is a measure of the trainee skill in carrying out target engagement end-to-end, measured across multiple user-defined parameters.

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the system provides accurate assessment of lay process with respect to the following:
Use of correct graticule.
Time taken to lay.
Quality of lay (Number of times the lay has broken).
Accuracy of lay (Hit/miss/proximity rounds).

In accordance with the aspect of the present invention, the instructor station comprises of a three computer configuration, wherein an instructor console 1 for exercise planning; an instructor console 2 for 2D map display related to terrains and VAs/ VPs, and for display of fire unit deployments and dynamic play of air threat; and an instructor console 3 for: displaying 3D map during exercise planning; displaying a dashboard during exercise run; displaying data related to the quality and accuracy of lay during the generation of the CRS score; and displaying details of the exercise conducted on the user-defined formats during AAR.

In particular, all combinations of claimed subject matter appearing at the end of this disclosure are contemplated as being part of the inventive subject matter disclosed herein. It should also be appreciated that terminology explicitly employed herein that also may appear in any disclosure incorporated by reference should be accorded a meaning most consistent with the particular concepts disclosed herein.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Referring particularly to the drawings to illustrate the invention and it presently understood best mode only:

Fig. 1a illustrates a perspective view of the auto cannon mockup weapon according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 1b illustrates a front view of the simulator system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 1c illustrates a perspective view a recoil assembly of the simulator weapon according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 1d illustrates a sectional view a recoil assembly of the simulator weapon according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Detailed Description of the Invention

The present invention is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to Fig’s. 1a-1d, and according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an air defense combat simulator system is disclosed. The system comprises of a low range anti-aircraft auto cannon mockup weapon (1), a dome (6), and an instructor station (not shown).

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the mockup weapon features all the major components like a barrel, tipping unit, cartridge case, elevation and firing mechanism, mounting (16), sighting mechanism, travelling gear and receiver assembly (4);

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the mounting assembly comprises of a recoil assembly (13), an operating and a travelling platforms (not shown). The recoil assembly (13) is placed under receiver assembly (4).

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the recoil assembly (13) comprises of an electric elevation motor (11) fixed to a top plate (14) supported by a motor mounting plate (12). The electric elevation motor (11) is connected to a elevation gear assembly comprising of a set of bevel gears (10, 8) connected to a shaft (22)

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the shaft (22) is attached to the top and bottom plate with an angular contact bearing (28) and a guide block (26) attached to the shaft (22), placed in between the said top plate (14) and the said bottom plate (16) at one end.

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the electric elevation motor (11) comprises of a sliding assembly (29), and a guide (25) attached to a spring. In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the spring is attached to a back plate (32) and a stopper plate (30). The said top plate and the said bottom plate assembly are supported by pillars (20) placed at ends of the top plate and bottom plate and the said roller assembly (18).

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the said roller assembly helps the said top and bottom plates to oscillate in its orientation. In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the said air defense combat simulator with twin-barreled auto cannon mockup weapon (1) is used to train personal against realistic air threat from potential adversaries as against the unreal scenario of carrying out live fire training on Pilotless Target Aircrafts (PTAs).

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the said electric elevation motor along with elevation gear assembly and its connectivity’s are located in the upper mounting under the breech casing to provide elevation movement to the simulator weapon (1).

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, wherein the said elevation movement of the mockup weapon is -5 to + 75±5 degrees, the maximum elevation speed is 45 degrees.

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the said electric elevation motor of the recoil assembly is running the guide block rotate in its orientation and hits the guide (25) wherein the guide is attached to the sliding assembly (29) and creates recoil to the system.

The system as claimed in claim 1, said dome (6) of the system is a scalable structure of a screen such that it provides a high degree in excess of 60-70 % of reflectivity.

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the system provides real feel of fire effect complete with shock, jerk, recoil, platform vibration, smoke and flash without firing a single round of ammunition.

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the system leverages generation of a quantified assessment of the trainee performance expressed as Combat Readiness Score (CRS), which is a measure of the trainee skill in carrying out target engagement end-to-end, measured across multiple user-defined parameters.

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the system provides accurate assessment of lay process with respect to the following:
use of correct graticule.
time taken to lay.
quality of lay (number of times the lay has broken).
accuracy of lay (hit/ miss/ proximity rounds).

In accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the instructor station comprises of a three computer configuration, wherein an instructor console 1 for exercise planning; an instructor console 2 for 2D map display related to terrains and VAs/ VPs, and for display of fire unit deployments and dynamic play of air threat; and an instructor console 3 for: displaying 3D map during exercise planning; displaying a dashboard during exercise run; displaying data related to the quality and accuracy of lay during the generation of the CRS score; and displaying details of the exercise conducted on the user-defined formats during AAR.
,CLAIMS:5. CLAIMS
I/We Claim
1. An air defense combat simulator with twin-barreled auto cannon system, wherein the simulator comprises of:
a low range anti-aircraft auto cannon mockup weapon (1), a dome (6), and an instructor station;
the mockup weapon comprises of a barrel, a tipping unit, a cartridge case, an elevation and a firing mechanism, a mounting (16), a sighting mechanism, a travelling gear and a receiver assembly (4);
the mounting assembly comprises of a recoil assembly (13) placed under receiver assembly (4), an operating, and a travelling platforms;
Characterized in that:
the recoil assembly (13) comprises of a electric elevation motor (11) fixed to a top plate (14) supported by a motor mounting plate (12);
the electric elevation motor (11) is connected to a set of bevel gear assembly (10, 8) connected to a shaft (22);
the shaft (22) is attached to the top and bottom plate with an angular contact bearing (28) and a guide block (26) attached to the shaft (22), and is placed in between the said top plate (14) and the said bottom plate (16) at one end;
the electric elevation motor (11) comprises of a sliding assembly (29), and a guide (25) attached to a spring, wherein the spring is attached to a back plate (32) and a stopper plate (30);
the said top plate and the said bottom plate assembly are supported by pillars (20) placed at ends of the top plate and bottom plate and a roller assembly (18);
wherein, the roller assembly helps the said top and bottom plate to oscillate in its orientation; and
the said air defense combat simulator with twin-barreled auto cannon mockup weapon (1) is used to train personal against realistic air threat from potential adversaries as against the unreal scenario of carrying out live fire training on Pilotless Target Aircrafts (PTAs).

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said electric elevation motor (11) along with bevel gear assembly (8, 10) and its connectivity’s are located in the upper mounting under the breech casing to provide elevation movement to the mockup weapon (1).

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the said electric elevation motor (11) running the guide block rotate in its orientation and hits the guide (25), and the said guide attached to the sliding assembly (29) creates recoil to the mockup weapon (1).

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein elevation movement of the simulated mockup weapon is -5 to + 75 ±5 degrees, and the maximum elevation speed is 45 degrees.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dome (6) is a scalable structure of a screen such that it provides a high degree in excess of 60-70 % of reflectivity.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system provides real feel of fire effect complete with shock, jerk, recoil, platform vibration, smoke and flash without firing a single round of ammunition.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system leverages generation of a quantified assessment of the trainee performance expressed as Combat Readiness Score (CRS), which is a measure of the trainee skill in carrying out target engagement end-to-end, measured across multiple user-defined parameters.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system provides accurate assessment of lay process with respect to the following: -
a. use of correct graticule;
b. time taken to lay;
c. quality of lay (number of times the lay has broken); and
d. accuracy of lay (hit/miss/proximity rounds).

9. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the instructor station comprises of:
a three computer configuration, wherein an instructor console 1 for exercise planning;
an instructor console 2 for 2D map display related to terrains and VAs/ VPs, and for display of fire unit deployments and dynamic play of air threat; and 10
an instructor console 3 for:
a. displaying 3D map during exercise planning;
b. displaying a dashboard during exercise run;
c. displaying data related to the quality and accuracy of lay during the generation of the CRS score; and
d. displaying details of the exercise conducted on the user-defined formats during AAR.

6. DATE AND SIGNATURE

Dated this 29th day of January 2021.
Signature

(Mr. Srinivas Maddipati)
Authorized Signatory at IP Cell
For., Zen Technologies Ltd