Method of operation of a mounted weapon and system for weapon stabilization and target tracking

Abstract

A system comprising: receive a first set of data collected from a set of sensors attached to a vehicle and a weapon system mounted on the vehicle; analyze the first set of data to determine if at least one target is identified within a predetermined range of the vehicle based on the weapon system; populate a user interface with the at least one targets and a set of information associated with each of the at least one targets; receive a command to focus on one of the identified targets, wherein the weapon system focuses on the identified target, wherein a point of aim is identified on the target; and adjust the weapon system based on movement of the vehicle or movement of the focused target to maintain the point of aim.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer- implemented method comprising:
 receiving, by at least one processor, a first set of data collected from a set of sensors;   analyzing, by the at least one processor, the first set of data to determine if a target is identified within a field of vision;   identifying, by the at least one processor, at least one target within a user interface of a remotely connected computing device;   populating, by the at least one processor, a second set of data associated with the at least one target within the user interface;   redirecting, by the at least one processor, a point of aim of a weapon to one of the at least one targets; and   tracking, by the at least one processor, the selected target.   
     
     
         2 . The computer- implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the redirecting of the point of aim of the weapon further comprises, adjusting, by one or more processors, the point of weapon based on the second set of data. 
     
     
         3 . The computer- implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprises, identifying, by the at least one processor, a target impact location in the user interface. 
     
     
         4 . The computer- implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising, after receiving a command to fire the weapon, and the weapon firing, generating, by the at least one processor, a target impact location. 
     
     
         5 . The computer- implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the tracking of the selected target, further comprises, selecting, by the at least one processor, one of the non-selected at least one targets and shifting the point of aim to the newly selected target. 
     
     
         6 . The computer- implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising, controlling, by the at least one processor, a vehicle, wherein the weapon is attached to the vehicle, wherein the controlling of the vehicle does not affect the tracking of the selected target. 
     
     
         7 . The computer- implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising, controlling, by the at least one processor, an ammunition feeding system based on the firing of the weapon. 
     
     
         8 . The computer- implemented method of  claim 1 , articulating, by the at least one processor, a weapon mounting system based on the point of aim. 
     
     
         9 . A computer program product, the computer program product comprising
 a computer non-transitory readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to:
 receive a first set of data collected from a set of sensors; 
 analyze the first set of data to determine if at least one target is identified within a field of vision of the set of sensors; 
 identify at least one target within the field of vision of the set of sensors within a user interface of a remotely connected computing device is populated with markings indicating the at least one target; 
 populate a second set of data associated with the at least one target within the user interface; 
 receiving a command to aim a weapon at one of the at least one target; 
 redirect the weapon to point at the selected target, and a point of aim of the weapon within the user interface is directed to the selected target; and 
 tracking the selected target regardless of the movement of the target or the vehicle. 
   
     
     
         10 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further comprising, adjust the point of weapon based on the second set of data. 
     
     
         11 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further comprising, identifying a target impact location in the user interface. 
     
     
         12 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , after receiving a command to fire the weapon, and the weapon firing, generate a target impact location in the user interface. 
     
     
         13 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , wherein the tracking of the selected target, further comprises, select one of the non-selected at least one targets and shifting the point of aim to the newly selected target. 
     
     
         14 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further comprising, control a vehicle, wherein the weapon is attached to the vehicle, wherein a weapon system independently is controlled to maintain the point of aim on the selected target. 
     
     
         15 . The computer program product of  claim 9 , further comprising, control an ammunition feeding system based on the firing of the weapon. 
     
     
         16 . A system comprising:
 a CPU, a computer readable memory and a computer non-transitory readable storage medium associated with a computing device;   receive a first set of data collected from a set of sensors attached to a weapon system;   analyze the first set of data to determine if at least one target is identified within a predetermined range of the weapon system;   populate a user interface with the at least one target and a set of information associated with each of the at least one targets;   receive a command to focus on one of the identified targets, wherein the weapon system focuses on the identified target, wherein a point of aim is identified on the target; and   adjust the weapon system based on movement of the focused target to maintain the point of aim.   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , further comprising receiving a command to fire the weapon, and collecting a second set of data to determine a point of contact of the focused target and identifying the point of contact in the user interface. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , further comprising, controlling an ammunition feeding system based on the firing of the weapon. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 16 , further comprising, identifying a point of aim for each of the targets. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the selection of new target repositions the weapon system to focus on the newly selected target.