Electronic Targets - Coming to a range near you?
Electronic Targets
We have been using electronic scoring targets in European competition for years and we see them also in use at the Olympics. It is surprising, considering how much we worship all our digital equipments that the e-targets are still not catching other world very quickly. The reason for that would be all those computer crashes, smartphone problems and credit card machines that won't accept our card. We have to remember that targeting systems are not as complex as smartphones although there are still many things to consider.
There are differences between outdoor and indoor shooting which are good to know. Talking about indoor shooting, especially shooting with an air rifle puts smaller demands on electronic scoring targets because sensor areas can be smaller and there are no outdoors environmental factors. Also the distance between shooter and the target is much smaller which give possibilities to have cheaper equipments for transfering the data to user interface. Outdoor shooting will bring challenges with distance, environmental factors, gun type and etc. The principle of operation is based on "open sensor" in which the target face itself acts as the impact sensor. This is not working with outdoor shooting because bullets must impact the face at precisely 90 degrees to register accurately. Outdoor electronic scoring targets use either light or sound to plot the location of a bullet impact.
SOLO the electronic target
Solo is an electronic target system that uses eight microphone sensors to determine the shots position at the target frame. Sensors are attached to the four corners of the target frame which will give the input data for the processing unit. Data is processed on the spot and send trough WiFi to the end user. User can monitor shooting scores and configure settings trough any device that has a web browser.
Solo has meany key advantages with military implementation in mind.
Microphone sensors: Works reliably both indoor and outdoor, which reduces the amount of required systems.
Light weight: The whole system weighs approximately 2,2 kg.
Simplicity: The small number of components speeds up the installation process and makes the system easily maintainable.
SIUS
SIUS is "The world’s leading producer of Electronic Scoring Systems" They have operated in the field for over 50 years. Sius is also an exclusive provider with ISSF-approval for their systems.(Internatiol Shooting Sport Federation) SIUS have invented many types of electronic scoring systems. They are used by ISSF-events, Olympics and even military uses their own kind SIUS-system. SIUS produces a variety of target units which may be used for weapons from 5.56 to 205mm. Whether the ammunition is subsonic or supersonic, the system works with both. They also have the software, so one single computer can control a complete shooting range with numerous firing points and targets at different distances. In 2010, SIUS released a system called Laserscore which is the worlds first target system using lasers to pinpoint where the shot landed on the target. The procedure works with three infrared laser to triangulate where the shot lands. SIUS has also used sound as a tool for triangulating the position of the bullet impact. They have microphones which measure the sound waves of the projectile.
SIUS electronic scoring systems
SIUS
SIUS is "The world’s leading producer of Electronic Scoring Systems" They have operated in the field for over 50 years. Sius is also an exclusive provider with ISSF-approval for their systems.(Internatiol Shooting Sport Federation) SIUS have invented many types of electronic scoring systems. They are used by ISSF-events, Olympics and even military uses their own kind SIUS-system. SIUS produces a variety of target units which may be used for weapons from 5.56 to 205mm. Whether the ammunition is subsonic or supersonic, the system works with both. They also have the software, so one single computer can control a complete shooting range with numerous firing points and targets at different distances. In 2010, SIUS released a system called Laserscore which is the worlds first target system using lasers to pinpoint where the shot landed on the target. The procedure works with three infrared laser to triangulate where the shot lands. SIUS has also used sound as a tool for triangulating the position of the bullet impact. They have microphones which measure the sound waves of the projectile.
