Gunnery training device using a weapon

Abstract

The invention relates to a gunnery training device using a weapon ( 1 ), said device being characterised in that it comprises video capturing means ( 5 ) for capturing the field of vision, angular capturing means for detecting angles defining the position of insertion of the synthesis images, processing means ( 21, 22 ) for inserting, in real-time, synthesis images into the captured field of vision, and means for visualising ( 6 ) the captured field of vision containing said at least one inserted synthesis image.

1 . Gunnery training device based on a weapon, characterized in that the device comprises:
 video capture means adapted to capture an angular field sighted by the weapon,   means for measuring angles adapted to determine at least one angle representative of the position of the weapon,   processing means adapted to insert, in real time, at least one synthesis image into the captured field, according to the position information received from said means for measuring angles, and   means for viewing the captured field containing said at least one inserted synthesis image.   
   
   
       2 . Training device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the device comprises real-time control means, adapted to control the processing means for the insertion of synthesis images. 
   
   
       3 . Training device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the weapon is a real weapon. 
   
   
       4 . Training device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the weapon comprising sighting means, the training device comprises optical adaptation means adapted to allow the viewing of an image in the sighting means on the basis of the means for viewing the captured field of view containing the inserted synthesis images. 
   
   
       5 . Training device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the position information received from said means for measuring angles are the yaw and the pitch. 
   
   
       6 . Training device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the device furthermore comprises drive means adapted to drive, in real time, the processing means able to insert synthesis images. 
   
   
       7 . Training device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the device comprises location means adapted to determine the position of the video capture means in the reference frame of a synthesis terrain in three dimensions, the synthesis terrain being a modeling corresponding to at least one element of the captured angular field. 
   
   
       8 . Training device according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the location means comprise means for the real-time pairing of points of the synthesis terrain with corresponding points of the captured angular field. 
   
   
       9 . Training device according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the device comprises means for locking the synthesis terrain on the captured angular field. 
   
   
       10 . Training device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the device comprises a location receiver adapted to locate the device. 
   
   
       11 . Training device according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the device comprises image analysis means adapted to increase the precision of the measurements carried out by the means for measuring angles.