Patent attributes
A controllable firing pattern firearm system is described herein. The controllable firing pattern firearm system includes a firearm, one or more actuators for adjusting at least one of a position and orientation of the firearm, and a controller controlling the actuators to produce a designated firing pattern on a target as the firearm is fired. The controller receives several user inputs to generate the commands for the actuators to produce the designated firing pattern, where the designated firing pattern may be a spiral firing pattern. The user provides input through a control panel having several control input mechanisms. The user inputs include a firing pattern size or target diameter, projectile firing density, and a distance of a target from the firearm, among other inputs. A method is also described herein for firing a spiral firing pattern on a target with the controllable firing pattern firearm system.