Drone No-Fly Zone Control With UAS Authorization Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems fail to effectively prevent unauthorized unmanned aerial systems (UAS) from entering defined airspace, particularly in permanently or temporarily restricted areas, and lack the ability to differentiate between UAS with varying priorities, posing safety risks and operational challenges.
Innovation Solution
A Drone Defense System (DDS) that uses a transponder device and computing system to establish communication with UAS, verify authorization, and control access to no-fly zones through multi-factor authentication, allowing authorized UAS to enter while redirecting or landing unauthorized drones, incorporating features like Return to Home (RTH) and preprogrammed flight routes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If detection systems are used to identify unauthorized UAS, then UAS presence can be detected, but the system cannot effectively prevent unauthorized UAS from entering restricted airspace
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary authorization system between detection and prevention. The DDS transponder device acts as a mediator that verifies authorization credentials of detected UAS before allowing entry into restricted airspace. This intermediary layer resolves the contradiction by enabling precise detection while ensuring reliable prevention through multi-factor authentication verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary authorization verification before UAS entry into restricted zones. The DDS ground control performs multi-factor authentication checks on UAS credentials in advance, determining authorization status before the UAS can enter the protected airspace. This preliminary action ensures that detection is followed by effective prevention.
2Ease of operation
If manual intervention is required for threat remediation, then property owners can respond to UAS presence, but trained staff must be available 24×7 causing operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The DDS system enables self-service automated threat remediation. The ground control system automatically detects unauthorized UAS, verifies their authorization status, and initiates appropriate countermeasures without human intervention. The system autonomously manages the entire process from detection to remediation, eliminating the need for 24×7 trained staff while maintaining ease of operation through automated decision-making protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes preliminary automated response protocols that are pre-configured for different threat scenarios. When unauthorized UAS are detected, the system automatically executes pre-programmed remediation actions based on the level of threat, eliminating the need for manual intervention and complex staffing arrangements while maintaining operational effectiveness.
Data Source
AI summary
A drone defense system (DDS) beacon detects unmanned aerial systems (UAS) traffic and transmits a broadcast signal over a transmission region indicating a no-fly zone in which only UAS having an authorization are allowed to fly. The beacon allows UAS with clearance to enter the no-fly zone. Those UAS without clearance are diverted around the no-fly zone, denied Wi-Fi and/or RF connection, forced to return to home launch sites via activation of standard preprogrammed Return to Home (RTH) routines, or forced to land at specified locations where they may be captured. Military, emergency medical services (EMS), and other UAS are allowed to enter no-fly zones in which other UAS, such as commercial, or consumer UAS, cannot enter. DDS cloud collects and stores log data from all deployed DDS beacons. DDS cloud can send system software updates to DDS beacons, make real-time statistical analysis, and provide report data to outside systems.