Systems and methods for detecting, tracking and identifying small unmanned systems such as drones
AssigneeXiDrone Systems, Inc.
InventorsDwaine A. Parker, Damon E. Stern, Lawrence S. Pierce
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Abstract
A system for providing integrated detection and countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles include a detecting element, a location determining element and an interdiction element. The detecting element detects an unmanned aerial vehicle in flight in the region of, or approaching, a property, place, event or very important person. The location determining element determines the exact location of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The interdiction element can either direct the unmanned aerial vehicle away from the property, place, event or very important person in a non-destructive manner, or can cause disable the unmanned aerial vehicle in a destructive manner.
Claims25
A method for detecting and defeating a drone comprising:
- detecting a radio frequency (RF) signal employed for communicating with a drone;
- comparing signal characteristics of the detected RF signal with a library, and selecting an electronic countermeasure (ECM) in response to the comparison;
- determining a motion and/or position of the drone;
- and
- transmitting the ECM at least in part in response to the determined motion and/or position.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program comprising instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform:
- detecting an radio frequency (RF) signal employed for communication between a remote controller and a drone;
- determining a direction of the drone;
- comparing signal characteristics of the RF signal with a library, and selecting an electronic countermeasure (ECM) therefrom, and
- transmitting the ECM.
A drone interdiction system, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory;
- and
- a computer-readable medium coupled to the one or more processors storing a program comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform:
- detecting an radio frequency (RF) signal employed for communication between a remote controller and a drone;
- determining a direction of the drone;
- comparing signal characteristics of the RF signal with a library,
- defining an electronic countermeasure (ECM) based on the comparison, and
- transmitting the ECM to interdict the drone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.