Drone Security Control for Route Tracking and Threat Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional security systems rely on stationary surveillance cameras and sensors that cannot track or respond to security threats effectively, requiring human intervention which is limited by location, speed, and safety concerns, especially when facing high-risk threats.
Innovation Solution
A drone-based security system that uses autonomous or remotely controlled drones equipped with sensors and threat handling units, guided by a ground control station and virtual reality interface, to detect and neutralize security threats at predefined locations with minimal human interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If stationary surveillance cameras and sensors are used, then the system can monitor predefined locations, but the system cannot track or respond to security threats effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces mobile drones that can dynamically move to track security threats, replacing static surveillance cameras. The drones receive real-time location data from sensors and autonomously navigate to threatened locations, enabling the system to adapt to moving targets and respond dynamically to security incidents.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs an intermediary control system that receives alerts from stationary sensors, processes threat information, and dispatches drones to the appropriate locations. This intermediary layer bridges the gap between static detection and dynamic response capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If security personnel are deployed to respond to threats, then human judgment and intervention are available, but response is limited by location, speed, and safety concerns
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical security personnel with autonomous drones equipped with sensors and threat handling units. These drones can rapidly deploy to any location within range, eliminating the physical constraints of human responders while maintaining automated threat neutralization capabilities through onboard decision-making algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-positions drones at strategic locations and pre-programs them with threat response protocols. When a threat is detected, the drones are already prepared and can immediately execute response actions without waiting for human deployment decisions, significantly reducing response time.
3Productivity
If security personnel directly confront security threats, then immediate neutralization is possible, but it is highly risky and not safe for personnel
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses drones as intermediary agents between the control system and security threats. The drones equiped with non-lethal and lethal threat handling units can neutralize threats without exposing human personnel to direct danger. The drone acts as a buffer that absorbs the risk while maintaining the ability to neutralize threats effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses drones as physical copies or proxies of security personnel, endowing them with sensor suites and threat handling capabilities that mirror human security functions. This allows the system to perform threat neutralization tasks remotely, eliminating the need for human personnel to physically confront threats.
4Duration of action of stationary object
If stationary surveillance cameras are used, then the system can provide continuous monitoring, but the cameras cannot alter preset field of view to capture activity outside range
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces fixed surveillance cameras with mobile drones that can dynamically adjust their positioning and field of view. The drones receive real-time coordinates from environmental sensors and autonomously navigate to specific locations, allowing the system to continuously monitor while adapting to changing surveillance requirements and capturing activity beyond the original preset fields of view.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a method to augment pilot control of a drone, the method including receiving a planned flight route. Embodiments may also include receiving sensor information from an at least one environment sensor along the planned flight route. In some embodiments, the at least one environment sensor may be located at a predefined location. Embodiments may also include estimating a drone location from the sensor information. Embodiments may also include receiving a speed vector of the drone. Embodiments may also include comparing the drone location to an expected drone location along the planned flight route. Embodiments may also include deriving a flight control command and a speed vector command to return the drone to a point along the planned flight route.