Patent ID: 8328557

Claim:
A firing simulation apparatus for simulating firing of a simulated projectile at a target that includes optical reflectance, comprising: at least one scanning mirror for scanning at least an elevation angle; a plurality of light generating devices for simultaneously emitting a first modulated light beam and at least a second modulated light beam, said plurality of light generating devices positioned so that their respective modulated light beams are incident on said scanning mirror at different elevation angles; a photodetector for detecting reflected light from said target responsive to irradiation by said first modulated light beam and said second modulated light beam; a simulation controller coupled to receive data obtained from said reflected light, said simulation controller generating a scan control signal based on said receive data and a simulated projectile trajectory path for said projectile to said target, and wherein said scan control signal is coupled to said scanning mirror for sequentially scanning said elevation angle of said scanning mirror so that said first modulated light beam and said second modulated light beam simultaneously scan different sectors of said simulated trajectory path to obtain a simulation that represents said simulated projectile trajectory path.