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Title: System for training and evaluation of security personnel in use of firearms

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5550781

This patent describes an interactive video display system comprising a laser disc player with a remote large-screen projector to view life-size video scenarios and a control computer. A video disc has at least one basic scenario and one or more branches of the basic scenario with one or more subbranches from any one or more of the branches and further subbranches, if desired, to any level of programming desired. The control computer is programmed for interactive control of the branching, and control of other effects that enhance the scenario, in response to detection of when the trainee has drawn an infrared laser handgun from his holster, fired his laser handgun, taken cover, advanced or retreated from the adversary on the screen, and when the adversary has fired his gun at the trainee.

Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (USA)
Patent Number(s):
US 4948371; A
Application Number:
PPN: US s 7-343988
OSTI ID:
5550781
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 5 Apr 1989
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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