Patent ID: 7927102
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A rocket propelled grenade (RPG) simulation device usable with a laser detector, the RPG simulation device comprising: a first housing simulating at least one predetermined physical characteristic of an actual RPG device, the first housing coupled to a laser transmitter, an anti-tank weapons effect system simulator (ATWESS), a set of user controls, and a controller; a dual-function laser assembly disposed within the first housing, the dual-function laser assembly comprising a dual-function laser housing within which first and second laser transmitters are disposed, wherein the first laser transmitter generates a laser alignment signal, upon receipt of a first control signal, and the second laser transmitter generates a laser simulation signal directed to the laser detector, upon receipt of a second control signal, the laser simulation signal comprising information readable by the laser detector to simulate a launch of a rocket propelled grenade from the RPG simulation device to the laser detector; an ATWESS disposed within the first housing, the ATWESS activated upon receipt of a third control signal, wherein, upon activation the ATWESS generates an indicator replicating a physical effect that occurs when an RPG launches a grenade, the physical effect being perceivable external to the RPG simulation device so as to be perceivable to a person other than a user of the RPG simulation device, and wherein, if the third control signal is not received at the ATWESS, the ATWESS is not activated; a set of user-accessible controls mounted to the first housing, the set of user-accessible controls comprising a first control enabling the user to trigger the laser alignment signal from the first laser transmitter, a second control enabling the user to trigger the laser simulation signal from the second laser transmitter from the controller, and a third user control enabling the user to set an operational mode for the RPG simulation device, wherein the operational mode is selected from at least a first operational mode in which the RPG simulation device produces a laser simulation signal with no physical effect and a second operational mode in which the RPG simulation device produces both a laser simulation signal and a physical effect; a controller disposed within the first housing, the controller being in operable communication with the first and second laser transmitters, the ATWESS, and the set of user-accessible controls, the controller configured to automatically: