Method and system for utilizing jet engines to clear drones from airspace
AssigneeCollateral Opportunities, LLC
InventorBruce Howard Kusens
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Abstract
A system and method that uses one or more jet engines to remove unmanned aircraft from restricted airspace. Generally, the force created by a jet engine can be used to remove drones or other unwanted objects from the restricted airspace. Once the system determines the presence of an unauthorized aircraft or object within the restricted airspace, the jet engine(s) can be activated and used to pull the drone or flying object towards the jet engine though the force created by the intake of the jet engine(s), or to expel the drone or object from the restricted area through the force created by the exhaust of the jet engine(s).
Claims20
A method for automatically responding to an unauthorized flying object approaching or which has entered a restricted airspace, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. capturing video of at least a portion of a restricted airspace by one or more 3D Motion and Sound Sensors;
- b. electronically forwarding video from the sensor(s) to a computerized monitoring system, the computerized monitoring system programmed to recognize when an unauthorized flying object is approaching or entered the restricted airspace based on the video received from the sensor;
- c. determining by the computerized monitoring system that an unauthorized flying object is approaching or entered the restricted airspace;
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- d. activating a jet engine by the computerized monitoring system to respond to the unauthorized flying object approaching or entering the restricted airspace.
A system for automatically responding to an unauthorized flying object that is approaching or which has entered a restricted airspace, comprising:
- one or more sensors for capturing or transmitting video of at least a portion of the restricted airspace,
- a computerized monitoring system in communication with the one or more sensors, the computerized monitoring system programmed to recognize when an unauthorized flying object is approaching or entered the restricted airspace from the video received from the one or more sensors;
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- at least one jet engine assembly positioned close enough to the restricted airspace such that suction created by the jet engine draws the unauthorized flying object in or thrust created by the jet engine pushes the unauthorized flying object away from the restricted airspace, the at least one jet engine assembly in communication with the computerized monitoring system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.