Drone-based, attacker neutralization
OwnerItai Razinventor
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for responding to an attacker including a shooter who opens fire at a site where people are gathered, including identifying, neutralizing, and restraining the attacker. A system may include a central control unit configured to perform a series of steps including: receiving an image including the origin of the gunfire and responsively acquiring identifying features of a shooter associated with the gunfire; subsequently tracking a current location of the shooter according to the identifying features; releasing an autonomous, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to engage the shooter; guiding the flight of the UAV towards the current location of the shooter; and neutralizing the shooter by operating a shooter incapacitating mechanism of the UAV.
Claims35
A system for responding to a shooter, comprising:
- an autonomous, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
- a UAV housing that is shielded against gunfire;
- a central control unit (CCU) having a CCU processor and associated CCU memory storage, the CCU memory storage comprising CCU instructions that when executed by the CCU processor implement steps comprising:
- receiving signals indicative of gunfire and responsively determining an origin of the gunfire;
- receiving an image including the origin of the gunfire and responsively acquiring identifying features of a shooter associated with the gunfire;
- reacting to the gunfire by releasing the UAV from the UAV housing to engage the shooter;
- and continuing to receive images of the shooter to track a current position of the shooter;
- wherein the UAV comprises a UAV incapacitating mechanism, a UAV processor and associated memory storage, the memory storage comprising UAV instructions that when executed by the UAV processor implement steps comprising guiding the flight of the UAV towards the current position of the shooter, and neutralizing the shooter by operating the UAV incapacitating mechanism.
A system for responding to a potential shooter in a secure area, comprising:
- an autonomous, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
- a UAV housing having a door at the bottom of the housing;
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- a central control unit (CCU) having a CCU processor and associated CCU memory storage, the CCU memory storage comprising CCU instructions that when executed by the CCU processor implement steps comprising:
- receiving non-audio signals indicative of a weapon in the possession of a target individual, receiving an image including the target individual;
- responsively acquiring identifying features of the target individual and releasing the UAV from the UAV housing to engage the target individual by releasing the UAV with the acceleration of gravity from the bottom door;
- wherein the UAV comprises a UAV incapacitating mechanism, a UAV processor and associated memory storage, the memory storage comprising UAV instructions that when executed by the UAV processor implement steps comprising guiding the flight of the UAV towards the target individual and neutralizing the target individual by operating the UAV incapacitating mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.