Patent ID: 7295296
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: F41G,G01S

Abstract:
1. A portable target locator apparatus for determining a location of a target and for sending location information to an unmanned vehicle, the apparatus comprising: optics for permitting a user to see a magnified view of the target; a location determining component for determining a location of the apparatus; a rangefinder for determining a range from the apparatus to the target; an Azimuth sensor for determining an Azimuth from the apparatus to the target; a processor coupled with the location determining component, the rangefinder and the Azimuth sensor for determining the location information for the target based on the location of the apparatus, the range to the target, and the Azimuth from the apparatus to the target; an input device operable by the user to input firing instructions; and a transmitter for transmitting the location information and the firing instructions to the unmanned vehicle so the unmanned vehicle can locate the target and perform an operation on the target based on the firing instructions.