From:	"David M. Girardot" <GIRARDOT@*********.EDU>
Subject:	Smartguns
Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 93 20:53:21 CET

I disagree with what was last posted. A smartgun uses some type of imaging
of course, but I would say its more like a laser than a camera. Perhaps
the better systems use a redundant system of UV, Infra-red, and laser to
cover more of the vagaries of combat conditions. The smartgun system
returns information about the guns elevation, distance to target, targetting
angles, and the like -- as well as providing a sort of rudimentary expert
system that would allow better targetting in conditions where the subject
is moving very fast, etc. (As in always). :) In other words, the smartgun
is much more than a simple laser sight.

--David
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