Patent ID: 8209897

Claim:
A projectile launching apparatus comprising: a first projectile launcher assembly configured to discharge a first projectile; a second projectile launcher assembly coupled to said first projectile launcher assembly and configured to discharge a second projectile; a first and second aiming mechanism, wherein said first aiming mechanism is coupled to said first projectile launcher assembly adapted to determine a path of said first projectile, said second aiming mechanism is coupled to said second projectile launcher assembly and comprises a plurality of sections comprising: an actuator operably coupled to said first projectile launcher assembly and said second projectile launcher assembly, said actuator configured to adjust an angle of inclination of at least a portion of said second projectile launcher assembly relative to said first projectile launcher assembly; a positioning section adapted to determine at least one position data comprising a first position data, wherein said positioning section comprises a range finder configured to generate said first position data comprising a range signal indicative of a distance to a target from said range finder; a controller comprising a memory, an input and output portion, and a digital logic portion adapted to process machine readable instructions which are stored in said memory, wherein said machine readable instructions comprises a plurality of processing sequences comprising a first processing sequence; an inclination sensor operably coupled to the controller and configured to generate a second position data comprising a position signal indicative of the angle of inclination of the second projectile launcher assembly coupled to the first projectile launcher assembly; and an override operably coupled to the controller, the controller configured to prevent operation of the second projectile launcher assembly if the range signal indicates a distance beyond the maximum range of the projectile, absent activation of the override; wherein said controller is operably coupled to the range finder and inclination sensor, said controller is adapted to selectively adjust said angle of inclination in a plurality of arc trajectories based on said range signal.