A system and method for determining the wind force along the planned trajectory of a projectile are disclosed herein. A drone is flown along the expected path of the trajectory along a set heading. The drone is programmed to maintain the heading. As wind forces act upon the drone during its flight, the drone's electronic stability system provides automatic power and directional control to one or more motors that control the rotors and propellers that keep the drone aloft. By monitoring the changes in motor or drone state information over time in response to wind forces, the wind can be determined at various locations along the flight path. This information can be provided to a ballistics calculator to determine the launch heading of the projectile.

A foldable support for aiming an aimable device, including: (a) a coupling arrangement adapted to releasably couple the aimable device thereto; (b) a foldable leg mechanically coupled to the coupling arrangement; (c) two linear actuators adapted to be angularly spaced apart, the two linear actuators adjustably coupled to the coupling arrangement; and (d) a collapsible reinforcement frame selectively providing rigid interconnection between bases of each of the two linear actuators and the foldable leg, and collapsible to provide a compact portable form of the support.

A foldable support for aiming an aimable device, including: (a) a coupling arrangement adapted to releasably couple the aimable device thereto; (b) a foldable leg mechanically coupled to the coupling arrangement; (c) two linear actuators adapted to be angularly spaced apart, the two linear actuators adjustably coupled to the coupling arrangement; and (d) a collapsible reinforcement frame selectively providing rigid interconnection between bases of each of the two linear actuators and the foldable leg, and collapsible to provide a compact portable form of the support.

A weapon mount for controlling targeting of a weapon includes a base, an arm that extends from the base, and an attachment component that is rotatably coupled with the arm. The base is attachable to a platform and is rotatable to control a yaw of the weapon relative to the platform. The attachment component is configured to couple with the weapon and is rotatable to control a pitch of the weapon relative to the platform. The arm is positioned relative to the base so that a recoil vector of the weapon is within 0.5 inches radially of an axis of rotation of the base.

An automated weapon system is comprised of a human transported weapon comprising a barrel and munitions; sensing means; targeting means; computational logic for determining where to aim the human transported weapon; aim computational logic; firing activation means; and, firing means. The munitions can be aimed towards a targeting area to be propelled through the barrel. The sensing means senses which of up to a plurality of targets are within firing range of the automated weapon system. The targeting means selects a selected target from the targets in the targeting area that are within the firing range, responsive to the sensing. The computational logic determines where to aim the human transported weapon so that the munitions will hit the selected target if fired at a firing time. The aim computational logic adjusts the aim of the munitions through the human transported weapon, to compensate as needed for where the selected target is at the firing time, responsive to the determining where to aim. The firing activation means initiating firing of the munitions at the firing time. The firing means fires the munitions responsive to the adjusting the aim and the initiating firing.

The present invention relates to a firearm aiming system comprising: an inclinometer measuring at least the angle of elevation of the weapon; a computer comprising a memory of an initial angle of elevation; a ballistics chart included in the computer, which matches a shooting distance with an angle of elevation (a) relative to the initial angle of elevation; a first display device which, when in use, displays for the user the shooting distance as a function of the initial angle of elevation and the instantaneous angle of elevation.

The present invention relates to a firearm aiming system comprising: an inclinometer measuring at least the angle of elevation of the weapon; a computer comprising a memory of an initial angle of elevation; a ballistics chart included in the computer, which matches a shooting distance with an angle of elevation (a) relative to the initial angle of elevation; a first display device which, when in use, displays for the user the shooting distance as a function of the initial angle of elevation and the instantaneous angle of elevation.

A weapon mount for controlling targeting of a weapon includes a base, an arm that extends from the base, and an attachment component that is rotatably coupled with the arm. The base is attachable to a platform and is rotatable to control a yaw of the weapon relative to the platform. The attachment component is configured to couple with the weapon and is rotatable to control a pitch of the weapon relative to the platform. The arm is positioned relative to the base so that a recoil vector of the weapon is within 0.5 inches radially of an axis of rotation of the base.

An automated weapons system is comprised of a plurality of weapon subsystems each comprising at least one human transported weapon subsystem. Each of the plurality of weapon subsystems is comprises a barrel, a targeting subsystem, a computational subsystem, positioning means, and a firing subsystem. The barrel is utilized for propelling a munition from each of the plurality of weapon subsystems aimed towards an area of sighting. The targeting subsystem identifies a chosen target for each of said plurality of weapon subsystems in the area of sighting. The computational subsystem, responsive to the targeting subsystem, determines where the chosen target is for each weapon subsystem (out of plurality) and where the respective barrel needs to be aimed for each weapon subsystem (out of plurality) so that the munitions will strike the chosen target. The positioning means adjusts the aim of the munitions for each weapon subsystem, responsive to the computational subsystem, out of plurality of weapons subsystems. The firing subsystem, fires the munitions from at least one to each of said plurality of weapon subsystems at the chosen target for one of the weapons subsystems, responsive to the positioning means from at least one of the plurality of the weapons subsystems.

A human transported weapon system is comprised of sensors for determining which of a plurality of types of munitions are available for the weapon [a computational subsystem; target selection logic; munitions selection logic; a positioning subsystem, and, a firing subsystem]. Target data is acquired from sensors for at least one target, and up to a plurality of the targets, each as an acquired target. analyzing The target data is analyzed to provide recognition of each said acquired target as a type of target. Target selection logic, chooses a selected target from the acquired targets based on current availability of the types of targets per the recognition. Munitions selection logic, chooses a selected munition from up to a plurality of the types of the munitions available, based upon the selected target. A positioning subsystem, adjusts the aim of the weapon so that the selected munition will hit the selected target when fired. A firing subsystem, fires the selected munition at the selected target at a firing time. In one embodiment, the choosing a selected munition is further comprised of selecting a best choice from the available said type of munitions, to cause a maximum amount of damage to the selected target.