Raytheon Company

Coyote Manufacturing, Inc.

Richard G Cease

Ronald L Roush

Gary L Vaughn

Caesar J Favaloro

James G Hackendorf

Vincent Botarelli

A target reporting system utilizes a flexible target sheet having a target image thereon. Preferably, the sheet is positioned in a substantially planar configuration. A plurality of sensors affixed to the target sheet are arranged for detecting vibrations at selected locations on the sheet. In response thereto, a processor determines the location of a bullet strike (or other vibration-causing impact). A reporting element converts the calculated location to an absolute or relative position and reports it in a human voice-like signal to the target shooter.

Target reporting system

A circuit and method for generating a substantially smooth clock for clocking asynchronous data to a user device. Incoming asynchronous data is stored in an elastic buffer such as a first-in first-out memory. Periodically, an output identifiable bit is read into the memory and a multibit digital signal corresponding to the number of output clock pulses for it to be read out is determined. This signal, which corresponds to the occupancy of the first-in first-out memory, is used to generate an analog voltage which controls a voltage controlled oscillator that provides the substantially smooth clock for reading data out of the first-in first-out memory. The control loop causes the long term rate of the smooth clock to be substantially equal to the incoming asynchronous data rate.

Asynchronous data clock generator

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Concord, MA, United States of America

Richard G Cease