Novel Detection Sensor for Small Arms Projectile Motion

Testing of light and medium caliber weapons requires accurate measurement of position at the intersection of projectile trajectory and a designated vertical target plane.The distance from the weapon test site to the target plane extends out to 2500 m for some munitions.As range increases the area over which projectile position can be measured must also increase.The modular Projectile Impact Measurement System (PIMS) is readily configured to support both precision weapon testing requiring smaller target areas and area suppression weapon testing requiring large target areas.All PIMS configurations support data capture at cyclic rates of fire and display test results within a few seconds.The scalability, portability, and near real time data analysis will greatly increase weapon testing effectiveness.