Weapon with indicator activated based on position
An indication may be automatically provided based on a position of a weapon. The weapon may comprise a conducted electrical weapon (“CEW”). The indication may be provided from an indicator integrated with the weapon. The indication may comprise light emitted from a laser indicator integrated with the weapon. The indicator may be selectively activated in accordance with the position to provide the indication. The indication may be provided when the weapon is oriented in a direction in which a projectile may be deployed toward a remote location. The indication may be automatically provided when the weapon is disposed in a horizontal direction or a range of angles of the CEW. Methods, systems, and devices may selectively provide the indication in accordance with the position.
1 . A method performed by a conducted electrical weapon configured to deploy a projectile, the method comprising:
detecting a current position of the conducted electrical weapon; and
in accordance with the current position, selectively activating an indicator of the conducted electrical weapon to provide an indication from the conducted electrical weapon, wherein selectively activating the indicator comprises:
comparing the current position to a predetermined range of rotational positions about a pitch axis, the predetermined range of rotational positions comprising a maximum angle of orientation;
activating the indicator when the comparing indicates the current position is less than or equal to the maximum angle of orientation and within the predetermined range of rotational positions; and
deactivating the indicator when the comparing indicates the current position is greater than the maximum angle of orientation.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the current position comprises receiving position information from a position sensor of the conducted electrical weapon.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the current position comprises an angular position.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined range of rotational positions comprises a minimum angle of orientation determined in accordance with a direction of rotation of the conducted electrical weapon, wherein a first direction of rotation is associated with a first minimum angle of orientation and a second direction of rotation is associated with a second minimum angle of orientation different from the first minimum angle of orientation.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the predetermined range of rotational positions comprises an angle equal to or less than seventy-five degrees.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the current position comprises detecting a mode of the conducted electrical weapon, and wherein the indicator is selectively activated in accordance with the mode.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the mode comprises a safety OFF mode and the indicator is enabled to selectively activate in responsive to detecting the safety OFF mode.
8 . A conducted electrical weapon comprising:
one or more electrodes;
an indicator configured to selectively provide a visible indication in a direction in which the one or more electrodes are configured to be deployed from the conducted electrical weapon;
a position sensor configured to detect a plurality of positions of the conducted electrical weapon; and
a processing circuit coupled to the indicator and the position sensor, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to perform operations, comprising:
detecting, via the position sensor, a position of the plurality of positions; and
in accordance with the position, automatically providing the visible indication from the indicator, wherein detecting the position comprises detecting a predetermined operating mode of the conducted electrical weapon, and automatically providing the visible indication comprises:
enabling selective activation of the indicator when the predetermined operating mode is detected; and
disabling the selective activation when the predetermined operating mode is not detected.
9 . The conducted electrical weapon of claim 8 , wherein automatically providing the visible indication comprises activating the indicator.
10 . The conducted electrical weapon of claim 8 , wherein automatically providing the visible indication comprises providing the visible indication when the conducted electrical weapon is oriented less than thirty degrees above a horizontal direction.
11 . The conducted electrical weapon of claim 8 , wherein automatically providing the visible indication comprises providing the visible indication when the conducted electrical weapon is oriented less than thirty degrees below a horizontal direction.
12 . The conducted electrical weapon of claim 8 , wherein the indicator comprises a laser indicator.
13 . The conducted electrical weapon of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined operating mode comprises one mode of a predetermined set of modes, and the predetermined set of modes comprises a testing mode, a training mode, and a safety OFF mode.
14 . A handle of a conducted electrical weapon configured to deploy a projectile, the handle comprising:
an indicator;
a position sensor configured to detect a plurality of positions of the conducted electrical weapon; and
a processing circuit coupled to the indicator and the position sensor, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to perform operations, comprising:
detecting, via the position sensor, a position of the plurality of positions; and
in accordance with the position, automatically providing an indication via the indicator; wherein:
the processing circuit further comprises a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium configured to store information;
providing the indication comprises activating the indicator; and
activating the indicator comprises logging information that identifies the activating of the indicator in a log stored in the computer-readable storage medium.
15 . The handle of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise transmitting the log comprising the information that identifies the activating of the indicator from the handle.
16 . The handle of claim 14 , wherein the indication is provided when the position of the handle comprises an angle of orientation of less than positive thirty degrees relative to a horizontal direction.
17 . The handle of claim 16 , wherein the indication is provided when the position of the handle comprises an angle of orientation greater than negative thirty degrees relative to the horizontal direction.
18 . The handle of claim 16 , wherein providing the indication comprises comparing the position to a minimum angle of a threshold position.
19 . The handle of claim 18 , wherein the minimum angle of the threshold position comprises a first angle of orientation when the handle is rotated in a first direction, the minimum angle of the threshold position comprises a second angle of orientation when the handle is rotated in a second direction opposite the first direction, and wherein the first angle of orientation is different from the second angle of orientation.
20 . The handle of claim 14 , wherein providing the indication comprises deactivating the indicator; and deactivating the indicator comprises logging second information that identifies the deactivating of the indicator in the log stored in the computer-readable storage medium.