Compact, fully stablised, four axes, remote weapon station with independent line of sight

Abstract

A remote weapon station including a weapon support adapted for rotatable motion about a first transverse axis. The weapon support supports a weapon attachment device being rotatable about a second elevation axis. A sight unit is rotatable about a third transverse axis and about, perpendicular to the third transverse axis, a fourth elevation axis, independently of the position or rotation of the weapon support about the first transverse axis and the second elevation axis. The sight unit is mounted between the weapon support and the weapon attachment device.

1 . A remote weapon station, comprising:
 a weapon support adapted for rotatable motion about a first transverse axis,   a weapon attachment device supported by the weapon support, the weapon attachment device being rotatable about a second elevation axis,   a sight unit rotatable about a third transverse axis and about, perpendicular to the third transverse axis, a fourth elevation axis, independently of the position or rotation of the weapon support about the first transverse axis and the second elevation axis, wherein the sight unit is mounted between the weapon support and the weapon attachment device.   
   
   
       2 . The remote weapon station according to  claim 1 , wherein the weapon support is rotatable about the first transverse axis independently of the rotatable motion of the sight unit about the third transverse axis such that the weapon can be directed in essentially another direction relatively the line of sight of the sight unit. 
   
   
       3 . The remote weapon station according to  claim 1 , wherein the weapon support also is arranged to be controlled to rotate about the first transverse axis dependent upon the rotatable motion of the sight unit about the third transverse axis. 
   
   
       4 . The remote weapon station according to  claim 1 , wherein the first axis coincides with the third axis. 
   
   
       5 . The remote weapon station according to  claim 1 , wherein the sight unit comprises a first essentially spherical, hollow body which interacts with a second essentially rotationally symmetrical body, both bodies being rotatable in relation to one another relative to the third transverse axis, the spherical body accommodating at least one electro-optical sensor, the sensor is rotatable about the fourth elevation axis. 
   
   
       6 . The remote weapon station according to  claim 5 , wherein the weapon support comprises a tiltable leg arrangement supporting the weapon attachment device, the leg arrangement being tiltable over the first essentially spherical, hollow body. 
   
   
       7 . The remote weapon station according to  claim 1 , wherein the sight unit comprises a first essentially cylindrical, hollow body accommodating at least one electro-optical sensor. 
   
   
       8 . The remote weapon station according to  claim 1 , wherein an essentially transparent hollow body encloses all interior movable parts of the sight unit for protecting and hiding said parts. 
   
   
       9 . The remote weapon station according to  claim 1 , wherein the weapon support is comprised in a gun control system. 
   
   
       10 . The remote weapon station according to  claim 1 , wherein the sight unit is adapted for controlling/guiding at least one weapon disposed at a distance from the remote weapon station. 
   
   
       11 . The remote weapon station according to  claim 8 , wherein the essentially transparent hollow body encloses electro-optical sensors of the sight unit.