Apparatus and Process for Drone Locating, Interdiction and Recovery

Abstract

An integrated airspace defense system for identifying and locating a suspicious unmanned aerial vehicle. The system including at least one detection device to monitor the air space and provide a detection information; a computer to process the detection information and identifying the presence of suspicious unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using a sequence of detection algorithms. The integrated airspace defense system identifies and locates the suspicious UAV. In at least one embodiment the integrated airspace defense system is capable of capturing or destroying the suspicious UAV.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An integrated airspace defense system for identifying and locating a suspicious unmanned aerial vehicle, the system including:
 at least one detection device to monitor the air space and provide a detection information;   a computer to process the detection information and identifying the presence of suspicious unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using a sequence of detection algorithms;   the integrated airspace defense system identifies and locates the suspicious UAV;   wherein the integrated airspace defense system incapacitates the suspicious UAV with an interdiction UAV; the interdiction UAV including:   a stone frame; at least one battery; a wireless charging capability; the battery operably connected to at least one motor to drive at least one propeller using an electronic control unit and a power distribution board;   a global positioning system (GPS) antenna;   an optical camera capable of autopilot and connected through a radio link; and   an armored shell, the shell operably designed to remove from the airspace the suspicious UAV upon contact.   
     
     
         2 . The integrated airspace defense system  claim 2  wherein the suspicious UAV airspace removal is performed with a kinetic impact of the interdiction UAV with the suspicious UAV.