Patent ID: 7278290

Claim:
A system for measuring a projectile impact energy and impact location comprising: a target apparatus having an impact plate of a solid durable substance; a layer of elastoluminescent composite material disposed over said impact plate; a projectile firing device which fires at least one projectile at said target apparatus from a predetermined distance; a plurality of optical photosensitive sensors deployed at strategic locations to observe and record color images of said target before during and after impact by a projectile, wherein these images will capture a target luminescence and an impact location of a projectile fired at said target, wherein said target luminescence has a distinct intensity and wave length; a traditional image processing system to receive the color images transmitted from said plurality of optical photosensitive sensors that can isolate said impact location by superimposing an area grid with Cartesian coordinates over said color images of said target and measure said target luminescence intensity and wavelength; and a system controller, wherein said controller is connected to and controls and receives data from the projectile firing device, the plurality of optical sensors, and the image acquisition and processing system and correlates said target luminescence wave length and said target luminescence intensity with a known kinetic energy value that was obtained through initial calibration of the system.