Marksmanship training device

Abstract

My invention is a device used to analyze the movement of a firearm prior to discharge to be used to train the shooter marksmanship. A series of motion sensors such as accelerometers and angle rate indicators (commonly called gyroscopes) are mounted in either the magazine inserted into the firearm, on a device designed to mount onto the firearm, or made as a permanent part of the firearm or a simulated firearm. These sensors will measure the motion of the firearm in up to six degrees of freedom in three dimensional space as well as detect the fall of the hammer or firing mechanism. The data from these sensors prior to the detection of the hammer falling is then sent to a computer either by wires or by a wireless transmission where the data is analyzed to detect the motion of the firearm prior to the hammer falling. This device can be used without ammunition (dry firing) or as an analysis of live fire performance.

1 . A firearm training system comprising inertial sensors affixed to a firearm or simulated firearm and a processing module that enables the user to detect a trigger pull event, analyze the motion of the firearm, and predict the impact point of the projectile. 
     
     
         2 . A firearm training system of  claim 1 , wherein the inertial sensors comprises a single axis, dual axis, or triple axis gyroscope and a single axis, dual axis, or triple axis accelerometer. 
     
     
         3 . A firearm training system of  claim 1 , wherein the components of the device are incorporated into an ammunition magazine so as to be removable from the firearm. 
     
     
         4 . A firearm training system of  claim 1 , wherein the components of the device are incorporated into an enclosure that may be affixed to the barrel of the firearm. 
     
     
         5 . A firearm training system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing module is a separate computer that contains the processing module logic and displays the results to the user. 
     
     
         6 . A firearm training system of  claim 1 , wherein the inertial sensors communicate with the processing module through a wireless communication system.