CK SHOOTING TRAINING EQUIPMENT
by CK Technology SPRL

VIDEO SLIDE SHOOTING SYSTEM VSS2000 / CK10

The new generation of VSS2000 simulator is a technological innovation designed especially for a new generation of training systems for Police and Security Forces. This system has been developed for life fire as well as for laser simulation. It makes it possible to work with video films and slides without any change to be made at the system.

In case of laser simulation, several shooters can train simultaneously.

Advantages of the system:

  • High performance impact detection (up to 100 impacts a second)
  • Very easy installation of Hardware and Software
  • Automatic calibration
  • Automatic and permanent diagnosis of the system
  • Low price
  • Two year warranty
  • Fast and inexpensive service
  • In case of life fire shooting, only a paper screen has to be installed

Hardware:
The VSS2000 Hardware du system is made of two small units (see technical description)

A)CCD Unit

This unit is made of a CCD video Camera, its objective and the necessary electronic equipment for digitalisation of images and processing of video signals. This unit is linked by cable to unit B (see hereafter) to ensure the video signal communication and the power supply.

This unit can be installed on a movable support or fixed on the wall or the ceiling.
The pitch of the objective prevents any distortion of the image and is easily modified manually thanks to a mechanical part situated in the unit itself.

B)Power supply unit

This unit is responsible for the power unit of the CCD unit (A); it receives all the video signals and transmits them to a computer via its electronic system and RS232. The VSS2000 system does make the installation of a video card in the computer useless.

Technical information

Unit A: Camera

  • Dimensions: Height 80 mm / Width 110 mm / Length 115 mm + length of the objective
  • Weight: about 950 gr.
  • Power supply: 12 V DC, +/- 600 mA
  • Supply by cable from unit B
  • CCD Chip
  • Resolution: 640 x 480 Pixels
  • Image ratio: 4: 3
  • Impact detection: maximum detection speed: +/- 100 shots/sec
  • Minimum impact dimension for detection: adjustable via the software
  • Minimum distance between two points in order to distinguish them: 1 pixel
  • Maximum quantity of impacts on the screen: not defined

  • Filter: Swinging IR Filter IR for the objective (for calibration / impact detection)
  • Swing movement adjustable
  • Objective: according to the needs and the distance from the screen
  • Objective net: 1/2 inch
  • Acoustic impact detection (explosion): adjustable value scale through the software
  • (Option: recognition of the weapon in case of laser simulation with several shooters)

Unit B:

  • Power supply and communication
  • Dimensions: Height 60 mm / width 120 mm / length 150 mm
  • Weight: +/- 600 gr.
  • Supply: IN voltage 90-2643 V AC 50/60 Hz
  • OUT voltage: 12 V DC max. 1A
  • Network with RS232/RS485

Software:
The VSS2000 software works under Windows 98 and has been developed according to the experience and needs of Security Forces. It is user-friendly and modular so that it can be completed by other modules later on if the customer wishes. The VSS2000 System and its software can play video images or slides from a standard Pentium III Computer.

Advantages:

  • Automatic calibration of the system
  • Failure diagnosis
  • Making of your own video or slide scenarios
  • Creation of shootable and non shootable zones
  • Branching
  • Saving of data about the shooter and his results
  • Availability of various software modules adjustable to the basic module

STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
(Technical changes possible without prior notice)

COMPUTER
Last generation

MONITOR
Colour monitor 17inches

VIDEO PROJECTOR
Sony – (Last generation)

SOUND
Amplifier + loudspeakers
SONY
Amplifier type TA-FB 930 – 2x120W
Supply 230V-50Hz
6 inputs
Output loudspeakers:

  • Consumption 210W
  • Dimensions: 430x150x410mm
  • Weight 10,3 Kg
  • IR remote control
  • SONY loudspeakers
  • Type: SS-MB 215 – 3 ways – 2x120W

PAPER SCREEN (in case of life fire only)
Made by CK Technology
This screen is designed in such a way that the paper is automatically rolled after each shot. It is made of two metal parts: one fixed on the ground and the other one hanging on the ceiling. Each part is protected by an armoured deflector. A paper roll is fixed on the lower part, goes up to the ceiling and comes down on a second roll on the lower part. After each shot, the paper automatically rolls so that the hole made by the bullet is hidden.

CCD CAMERA AND DIGITALISATION UNIT (see above = Unit A and B)
Made by CK Technology:

  • 307.200 pixels, 1/3“ lens, VGA/CIF format
  • 8/16 bit video data – Video timing – 525 lines, 30fps
  • Wide dynamic range, anti-blooming, zero smearing
  • PC interface
  • Image enhancement –brightness, contrast, gamma, saturation, sharpness...

CONTROL BOX FOR PAPER SCREEN AND LIGHT (for impact detection on the screen)            Made by CK Technology
It is an interface box for automatic control of the paper and lighting. It includes an electronic card developed by CK Technology. It is also possible to control the system manually.

AVAILABLE SOFTWARE

You will find hereunder the different shooting programmes for life fire as well as laser simulation.                                     

Single or Multi-impact shooting
 
This software makes it possible either to shoot only once or various times according to the monitor’s wish and to display the results on the screen of the PC. The lights behind the screen go on when a bullet has been fired so that the impact detection system can detect them, save them and send them to the computer. The paper advances only after the shot has been made.


There are three shooting possibilities:

  • The sequence stops after the first shot, and the result is displayed on the paper screen
  • The system waits to see if a second shot is made within a second before it displays the result(s).
  • Multiple shots: the sequence goes to its ends and the shots are displayed only after the end of the sequence.

In all three possibilities the results always display the name of the shooter and his reaction time.

Riposte (shot back)
 
This system is made of software, a laser sender and a receiver placed on a cap or a jacket. The laser sender divides the shooting range in three zones and the signal is emitted in a given direction according to the sequence shown. The shooter has to protect himself and find a shelter in order not to be hit by the laser sender. If he is hit, a light and sound signal is emitted. It means that the shooter has not reacted fast enough to avoid being hit.

Self-analysis programme (diagnosis)

Each time the system is started, this programme checks if all parts of the system function correctly. If there is a problem with a component, the system is stopped. It is also possible to check each part of the system one by one.

Software for analysis of the results

It is possible to save the results of each trainee or for each training unit if needed. The monitor can compare the results in time, check the evolution of a shooter in one year, see on which sequences he shot according to each sequence’s difficulty level.

Branching

The end of the sequence changes according to the reaction of the trainee: for instance, the sequences stops if the shot was lethal, goes on if the target was missed or have a different end if the target was shot in the arm, …
With this software you can draw lethal and non-lethal zones on each sequence of the film.

OPTIONS:

Sequence programmation

This software makes it possible to save and cut sequences according to the monitor’s wishes. The monitor can give them a name, a code and display them on the screen when he wants to. The sequences can be saved on the harddisk, selected according to their difficulty level … This system makes it possible to create individualised programmes according to the needs of each shooter.

Software for development of sequences
 
With this software it is possible to shoot one’s own sequences with a VHS camera, to save them on the computer and to visualise them. The monitor can keep the film he shot or not and save them on the harddisk, on CD-ROM or Jaz-drive and thus make his own shooting sequences.

ID-card reader

The system can be made autonomous with the use of an ID-card reader: each trainee has a personal identification card. Inserting one’s card into the card reader wakes up the system. The shooter can train at any time, without the intervention of any shooting monitor. The laser weapon is locked in a box that automatically opens when the system wakes up.

Laser inserts

Modification of weapons (recoil effect) with compressor

Various programmes for laser shooting only

  • Sight gauge: to learn to aim (right position of the weapon)
  • Solid hand: this programmes permits to visualise the movement of the hand and the weapon before, during and after each shot
  • Shooting on mobile or fixed targets on the screen