Patent ID: 8529262
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: A61B,F41A,F41G,G09B

Abstract:
1. A system for conditioning a trainee's skills in using a firearm, comprising: a display for the presentation of a sequence of stimuli with a range of difficulty of engagement, including targets for the trainee to engage with the firearm, including sighting, tracking, recognizing, and reacting to stimuli, including using the firearm to shoot stimuli recognized as targets; a data processor for generating the sequence of stimuli on the display, providing an operator interface, and performance reporting; and a firearm sensor for determining the aimpoint point the firearm on the display; and wherein the sequence of stimuli including at least three periods, including an increasing period, a plateau period, and a final period; the increasing period presenting a first plurality of stimuli having an initial difficulty of engagement and a progressively increasing difficulty of engagement; the plateau period presenting a second plurality of stimuli having a fixed level of difficulty of engagement that the trainee cannot accurately engage; and the final period presenting a third plurality of stimuli having a level of difficulty of engagement that is lower than the fixed level of difficulty of engagement of the plateau period and that is higher than the initial difficulty of engagement of the increasing period.