VR shotgun trainer to shoot down drones. Final version will use a military shotgun, such as a #Beretta M4 or similar. Gun controller will be a military rifle such as a HK 416 or Sig MCX using a Mantis eBolt to send trigger signal to sim. Civilian version will be MQ3 or Vive XR E… Read More
Robotic Target Marksmanship Trainer
We have delivered two VR marksmanship training systems to the Marines’s Weapons Training Battalion (WTBn) in Quantico, Virginia. WTBn will use the systems to test as trainers for Trackless Moving Infantry Targets (TMITs), aka robotic targets. One simulator teaches specifically to the TMIT Range Specifications, using the Marines’ current method of establishing the lead… Read More
Display of Reverse Lead or Lag on a Slower Moving or Stationary Target from a Moving Vehicle
My colleagues and I are working on a solution to display “reverse lead” or lag on a slower moving or stationary target from a moving platform. As shown in the video clip, the algorithm has been demonstrated live-fire at the range where the lag point is a plastic barrel next to the metal silhouette target…. Read More
Cost of Reinventing Wheel Just Went Up
A judge ruled that the government must consider buying commercial products before contracting to develop a similar product. This has been common practice in the military for decades – paying a contractor $10,000 for a toilet seat that sells at Lowes for $640. See https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/the-air-forces-10000-toilet-cover/2018/07/14/c33d325a-85df-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html So, for instance, if there is a patented spatial aiming shooting… Read More
Spatial Aim Points with Live Rounds on Live Robots
The spatial aiming solution is one step away from going live in an optic or AR glasses that display the lead on moving targets With the amazing new Magic Leap glasses, courtesy of my new best friend Joseph Nolan. I tried ’em. Tony Hawkins of Ravenswood Solutions tried ’em. Marine Gunner “Keep It Real” Vince Pope will try them as will “Moving Target Guru” Walt… Read More
