Active shooter response drone
AssigneeGuardian Robotics, Inc.
InventorAndrew Magdaleno
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Abstract
An active shooter response system is disclosed. The system utilizes a system of sensors and drones which may receive data at a base station. The base station may centrally process the data from the drones and the sensors so that a coordinated attack on the active shooter can be formulated either automatically without human intervention or manually at the base station by an operator of the system.
Claims20
A system for neutralizing an active shooter, the system comprising:
- a flying drone having a wireless transmitter;
- a base station having a wireless transmitter, the transmitter of the base station in wireless communication with the wireless transmitter of the flying drone for transmitting data between the flying drone and the base station;
- a sensor in communication with the wireless transmitter of the flying drone for communicating data from the sensor to the base station;
- an offensive mechanism attached to the flying drone, the offensive mechanism being activated when the flying drone is sufficiently close to the active shooter to neutralize the shooter.
A drone mount for charging a drone during a ready state, the drone mount comprising:
- a support attachable to a surface, the drone being supported by the support when the drone is in a ready state and the drone being detached from the drone when the drone is in an activate state for responding to a person that needs to be neutralized;
- a charger in electrical communication with a power supply for charging the drone while in the ready state, the charger positioned so that a corresponding charger of the drone is aligned to and in contact with the charger of the drone mount when the drone is supported by the support.
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A drone for neutralizing a human exhibiting dangerous behavior, the drone comprising:
- a propeller which spins to cause the drone to fly through the air;
- a body with the propeller attached to the body;
- a processor attached to the body for controlling a flight path of the drone;
- a battery attached to the body and in communication with the processor for powering the processor and the propeller;
- a liquid or powder repellant or marking agent;
- a pepper spray cannister attached to the body, the cannister defining a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion of the canister being attached to the body of the drone, the lower portion of the canister having frangible lines, the cannister defining an interior cavity with the agent contained in the interior cavity;
- a flammable paste within the container;
- an explosive material disposed within the container and the flammable paste being in contact with the explosive material;
- an igniter disposed within the flammable paste and in electrical communication with the battery so that energy from the battery is operative to selectively ignite the igniter to start a fire with the flammable paste.
A method of neutralizing a person, the method comprising the steps of:
- traversing a drone in close proximity to the person so that the person can see or hear the drone;
- sensing an activity of the person with a sensor on the drone or mounted on a ground or building;
- transmitting data from the sensor back to a base station to process the data;
- transmitting an instruction to the drone from the base station to activate an offensive mechanism of the drone against the person;
- traversing the drone to follow the instruction sent by the base station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.