Wireless Management System for Shooting Competitions

This is one of my old project... just posting here for reference purposes.


After the Wireless Target Identification Project, I decided to go further to solve the issue that was still prevalent in shooting competitions. The current method of scoring shooting competitions involves two or three range officers. In speed competitions, range officers have to stay focused amongst the loud audience coming to support their contestant. They have to determine whether shots are considered good or bad based on sight and sound, both of which proved over time to be very inaccurate. If one of the officers was not completely focused, it would jeopardize the entire competition.

However, with the Target Identification Project, this problem is solved as range officers can easily identify target hits simply by looking at the receiver box. But what if everything could be automated? Welcome to the modern way of shooting competitions!

Using a LabVIEW User Interface on a laptop, range officers can sit back and relax while the computer grades, scores, and delivers score reports on-the-spot.

There are three aspects to this project: the Target Transmitter (identifies target hits), Shooter Transmitter (identifies # of shots fired), and the LabVIEW Interface.

All of the transmitters are stored in military-grade pelican case in order to prevent shrapnel from harming the circuitry inside.

Target Transmitter (In a Pelican case)

Shooter Transmitter (In a Pelican case)

The way it works is:

• A shooter attaches the shooter unit on his arm using a strap
• The range officer connects the target unit to the back of the target
• Using the LabVIEW Interface, the range officer sets up the transmitters and starts the competition!

Here are some videos each aspect including an overall video of the project:

Idea behind Project:

Shooter Unit:

Target Unit:

LabVIEW User Interface:

The source code for the Arduino project files can be found here:

Arduino Shooter Unit Code: https://gist.github.com/2985292
Arduino Target Unit Code: https://gist.github.com/2985303

If you have any questions regarding the project, please comment below or email me at: tabchas@gmail.com

Wireless Target Identification - Project

This is one of my old projects... just posting it for reference purposes.


Shooting targets 1000 yards away can be quite a pain when you have to use binoculars just to see whether you hit the target or not. Sometimes the targets are so banged up that it's hard to even see whether the shot was good or not. Even hearing a hit down range may sometimes be inaccurate as other shooters may be practicing nearby.

A solution to this problem is to use a wireless sensor directly connected to the target. Using an Arduino and a shock sensor, we can determine shot hits and report it immediately back to the shooter via a wireless receiver box.

Wireless Transmitter(Right) and Receiver(Left)

Here are some videos of the project in action:




Project Demo Video:

Nerf Gun Demo:

The source code for the Arduino can be found here:

Arduino Transmitter Code: https://gist.github.com/2985223
Arduino Receiver Code: https://gist.github.com/2985237


If you have any questions regarding the project, please comment below or email me at: tabchas@gmail.com.

First Post!

Welcome to the Byte Machine.

This is just a blog for me to show my talents and skills when it comes to computer software and hardware. I will also post small "hacks" that I figure out as well as some tutorials for the community. A little background about me: I love electronics and writing code. My favorite programming languages to work with would be C++, Java, and Python. Most of the code that I will post on this website will be from either of these three languages. I also love designing embedded projects which will include my favorite micro controller, the Arduino.

I hope whether you are just looking around on my blog or are following it you will learn a great deal about hardware and software. I plan to hopefully one day make it my career!