Smart magazine for a weapon simulator and method of use

Abstract

A weapon simulator assembly for use by an operator in weapon simulation training includes a simulated weapon and a simulated magazine detachably connected to the simulated weapon at a magazine receiver. A weapon processor is housed in the simulated weapon to monitor the number of rounds of simulated ammunition fired in relation to the simulated magazine. When the simulated magazine, which is identifiable by the weapon processor, is connected to the simulated weapon, the weapon processor will recognize the magazine by connecting with a magazine circuit having updated operating information or by identifying the magazine according to a magnetic signature member. The weapon processor will thereby monitor the number of rounds of simulated ammunition fired by a particular magazine, and disable use of the specific magazine once the simulated magazine has used the predetermined number of simulated rounds of ammunition.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS[0001]This non-provisional patent application claims priority from provisional patent application 60 / 747,288, which is relied upon and incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a weapon simulation system having simulated weapons with simulated ammunition magazines, and, more particularly, to a weapon simulation system having a simulated weapon that will identify and remember a particular simulated magazine, and even more particularly, to a weapon simulation system that will keep track of the number of simulated rounds of ammunition that have been expended from a particular magazine when the simulated magazine has been detached and reattached to the simulated weapon.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]When military and / or police personnel are engaged in tactical training situations, they use simulated weapons that are designed to imitate actual firearms that are used in their field. Such fi...

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Problems solved by technology

However, while weapon simulator systems allow the trainee to exchange magazines during a simulation, the simulated weapons do not differentiate between individual magazines.

Moreover, such designs do not provide a memory of the amount of ammunition used with a specific magazine.

As a result, the operator only needs one magazine for use with the simulated weapon, and the realism of using the simulated weapon is diminished.

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