Drone encroachment avoidance monitor
OwnerTimothy Justinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are examples of systems, apparatus, methods and computer program products for locating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A region of airspace may be scanned with two scanning apparatuses. Each scanning apparatus may include one or more directional Radio Frequency (RF) antennae. The two scanning apparatuses may have different locations. Radio frequency signals emitted by a UAV can be received at each of the two scanning apparatuses. The received radio frequency signals can be processed to determine a first location of the UAV.
Claims20
A method for locating operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the method comprising:
- scanning, with a scanning apparatus, a region exterior to the scanning apparatus, the scanning apparatus comprising one or more directional Radio Frequency (RF) antennae;
- receiving, at the scanning apparatus, radio frequency signals corresponding to an uplink frequency of a UAV, and
- processing, based on an angular relationship between the location of the scanning apparatus and a source of the radio frequency signals, the received radio frequency signals to determine a first location of the source of the radio frequency signals, the source of the radio frequency signals being associated with an operator of the UAV.
A system for detecting and locating UAV operators, the system comprising:
- a scanning apparatus comprising an array of one or more directional antennae configured to receive radio frequency signals having a designated frequency, the array of directional antennae having a spatial configuration, the scanning apparatus being configured to:
- receive radio frequency signals associated with an operator of a UAV, a frequency of the radio frequency signals being an uplink frequency of the UAV;
- determine a signal strength associated with the radio frequency signals;
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- generate, using the signal strength and the spatial configuration, data indicating an angular relationship between a location of the scanning apparatus and a source of the radio frequency signals;
- one or more processors in communication with the scanning apparatus, the one or more processors operable to:
- receive data from the scanning apparatus;
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- process the data to determine a first location of the source of the radio frequency signal.
A computer program product comprising computer-readable program code to be executed by one or more processors when retrieved from a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the program code including instructions configured to cause:
- scanning, with a scanning apparatus, a region exterior to the scanning apparatus, the scanning apparatus comprising one or more directional Radio Frequency (RF) antennae;
- processing radio frequency signals corresponding to an uplink frequency of a UAV, the radio frequency signals being received at the scanning apparatus, and
- processing, based on an angular relationship between the location of the scanning apparatus and a source of the radio frequency signals, the received radio frequency signals to determine a first location of the source of the radio frequency signals, the source of the radio frequency signals being associated with an operator of the UAV.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.