Training system

Abstract

A training system for using a firearm is provided. The training system has a simulacrum firearm having a trigger assembly operable by a user to perform a shooting action, a wearable device having at least one actuator element for producing a vibratory action on the user, shooting detectors for detecting an actuation of the trigger assembly, and a command and control unit operatively connected to the simulacrum firearm and to the at least one actuator element to control the at least one actuator element on actuation upon a detection of a shooting event by the shooting detectors. The vibratory action produced by the at least one actuator element is of an impulsive nature, having a rise time of less than 1 ms and a latency with respect to the actuation of the trigger assembly of less than 20 ms.

1 . A training system for using a firearm, comprising:
 a simulacrum firearm comprising a trigger assembly operable by a user to perform a shooting action;   a wearable device comprising at least one actuator element suitable for producing a vibratory action on the user;   shooting detection means suitable for detecting an actuation of the trigger assembly; and   a command and control unit operatively connected to the simulacrum firearm and to the at least one actuator element to control the at least one actuator element on actuation upon a detection of a shooting event by the shooting detection means;   wherein the vibratory action produced by the at least one actuator element is of impulsive nature, having a rise time of less than 1 ms and a latency with respect to the actuation of the trigger assembly of less than 20 ms; and   wherein the wearable device comprises a bodice wearable on a torso of the user, the bodice comprising at least one front actuator element and at least one rear actuator element, the front actuator element and the rear actuator element are being suitable for producing a vibratory action towards each other.   
     
     
         2 . The training system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one actuator element has a power of about 100 W RMS and a bandwidth from 10 Hz to 150 Hz. 
     
     
         3 . The training system of  claim 1 , wherein the bodice wearable on the torso of the user comprises a plurality of front actuator elements. 
     
     
         4 . The training system of  claim 1 , wherein the bodice wearable on the torso of the user comprises a plurality of rear actuator elements. 
     
     
         5 . The training system of  claim 1 , wherein the wearable device comprises a head body wearable on the user's head, comprising two actuator elements proximal to ears of the user, respectively, to produce a vibration towards each other in a respective auditory auricle, and wherein each actuator element has a power of about 10 W RMS and a bandwidth from 150 Hz to 15000 Hz. 
     
     
         6 . The training system of  claim 1 , further comprising a training region comprising a plurality of spatial sensors suitable for identifying and detecting at least one of a position, an orientation, or a configuration of the user inside the training region, wherein the command and control unit is operatively connected to said spatial sensors to control an actuation of the at least one actuator element as a function of what is detected by the spatial sensors. 
     
     
         7 . The training system of  claim 6 , wherein the training region further comprises a viewer screen projecting a virtual training reality, wherein the command and control unit is operatively connected to the viewer screen, and wherein use and actuation of the simulacrum firearm is projected into the virtual training reality. 
     
     
         8 . The training system of  claim 7 , wherein the actuation of the at least one actuator element and intensity and type of vibratory signal is a function of a detection of the plurality of spatial sensors and of the virtual training reality. 
     
     
         9 . The training system of  claim 1 , wherein the trigger assembly comprises a trigger member and an actuation member, wherein an actuation of the trigger member results in an actuation of the actuation member, and wherein the simulacrum firearm comprises the shooting detection means, which are operatively connected to the actuation member for detecting the actuation of the actuation member. 
     
     
         10 . The training system of  claim 1 , wherein the simulacrum firearm further comprises a firearm body comprising a plurality of mountable body portions for forming the firearm body, wherein the command and control unit controls an actuation of the at least one actuator element, and wherein the command and control unit controls intensity, duration, timing and type of vibratory signal emitted by the at least one actuator element as a function of the type of the plurality of mountable body portions. 
     
     
         11 . The training system of  claim 1 , wherein the simulacrum firearm further comprises firearm spatial detection means by means of which a position and/or orientation and/or configuration of the simulacrum firearm in the space, or a position and/or orientation and/or configuration, which is tilted, of the simulacrum firearm, with respect to a ground plane, is detectable, and wherein the command and control unit controls the actuation of the at least one actuator element and intensity, duration, timing and type of vibratory signal emitted by the the at least one actuator element as a function of what is detected by the firearm spatial detection means. 
     
     
         12 . The training system of  claim 1 , wherein the command and control unit is configurable in a plurality of shooting operating modes, wherein a predetermined intensity, duration, timing and type of vibratory action, optionally as a function of a calibration of the firearm to be simulated, corresponds to each shooting operating mode. 
     
     
         13 . The training system of  claim 12 , wherein the command and control unit is configurable in a single shooting operating mode or in a sequence shooting operating mode, wherein, a single shot, and therefore a single actuation of the at least one actuator element, or a sequence of shots, and therefore, a multiple actuation of the at least one actuator element corresponds to the detection of the shooting event by the shooting detection means, respectively. 
     
     
         14 . The training system of  claim 12 , wherein the command and control unit comprises a memory in which a plurality of data is stored, and wherein specific data, and therefore, a specific vibratory action, corresponds to each shooting operating mode. 
     
     
         15 . A training method for using a firearm, by a training system comprising:
 a simulacrum firearm comprising a trigger assembly operable by a user to perform a shooting action;   a wearable device comprising at least one actuator element suitable for producing a vibratory action on the user;   shooting detection means suitable for detecting an actuation of the trigger assembly; and   a command and control unit operatively connected to the simulacrum firearm and to the at least one actuator element to control the at least one actuator element on actuation upon a detection of a shooting event by the shooting detection means;   wherein the vibratory action produced by the at least one actuator element is of impulsive nature, having a rise time of less than 1 ms and a latency with respect to the actuation of the trigger assembly of less than 20 ms; and   wherein the wearable device comprises a bodice wearable on a torso of the user, the bodice comprising at least one front actuator element and at least one rear actuator element, the front actuator element and the rear actuator element being suitable for producing a vibratory action towards each other,   the method comprising:
 detecting the shooting event by the shooting detection means; and 
 actuating the at least one actuator element and producing the vibratory action. 
   
     
     
         16 . The training system of  claim 3 , wherein the front actuator elements are three or four. 
     
     
         17 . The training system of  claim 4 , wherein the rear actuator elements are three or four. 
     
     
         18 . The training system of  claim 5 , wherein the head body is a cap or a helmet. 
     
     
         19 . The training system of  claim 9 , wherein the actuation member is a hammer or a firing pin.