PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF A RANGE-ESTIMATING CONCEPT FOR USE WITH RANGE- CRITICAL INFANTRY WEAPONS

Abstract

Effort is presented to evaluate a concept reticle for range estimation with low-velocity high-trajectory individual infantry weapons. The test bed for the concept reticle was a modified M17 elbow telescope mounted on a tripod. The reticles displayed various arrays of range-calibrated soldier silhouettes for comparative matching of silhouette to target. The device uses the stadiametric principle but does not require the operator to know or index into the instrument the target size. The concept of matching reticle image to target appears to provide a technique for acceptably precise range estimation against human targets in the range interval of low-velocity high-trajectory infantry weapons.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0488091

Entities

People

  • Charles A. Bruce
  • Paul F. Michelsen
  • Richard E. Tiller
  • Robert E. Shook

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Army Personnel
  • Calibration
  • Cameras
  • Contrast
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Images
  • Launchers
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Observers
  • Operations Research
  • Photographic Images
  • Range Finders
  • Range Finding
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers