Drone defense system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11407525-B2
Application number	US-201815876954-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2018
Priority date	Jan 23, 2017
Publication date	Aug 9, 2022
Grant date	Aug 9, 2022

Abstract

A disruption device for fixing to an aerial vehicle. The disruption device is adapted to disrupt at least one radio path between at least one receiving unit of an unmanned flying body and at least one transmitting unit provided for controlling the flight path of the unmanned flying body. An aerial vehicle having the disruption device is further provided.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A disruption device for fixing to an aerial vehicle, the disruption device comprising:
a directional antenna, and,
an amplifier for amplifying a signal provided to the directional antenna,
wherein the disruption device is adapted to disrupt at least one radio path between at least one receiving unit of each unmanned flying body receiving a signal from the directional antenna and at least one transmitting unit provided for controlling the flight path of the unmanned flying body,
wherein the disruption device is adapted to switch on at a start of a take-off operation or a landing operation of the aerial vehicle, and
wherein the take-off operation or the landing operation is initiated manually by a pilot of the aerial vehicle or automatically.

2. The disruption device according to claim 1 , wherein the disruption device is adapted to be operated during at least one of a take-off operation or a landing operation of the aerial vehicle, until an end of the at least one of the take-off operation or the landing operation is initiated at least one of manually by a pilot of the aerial vehicle or automatically.

3. The disruption device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of a take-off operation or a landing operation is associated with at least one of
an opening or closing of landing flaps of the aerial vehicle,
a pressure level of front tires of the aerial vehicle,
a control command entered by a pilot of the aerial vehicle, or
a thrust profile of the aerial vehicle.

4. The disruption device according to claim 1 , wherein the disruption device is adapted to perform the disruption in at least one of
a vicinity of the airport,
a take-off region of the airport,
a landing region of the airport, or
an airspace of the airport.

5. The disruption device according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one radio path comprises a first radio path,
the at least one receiving unit of each unmanned flying body comprises a first receiving unit, and
the at least one transmitting unit comprises a first transmitting unit; and
the device is adapted to disrupt the first radio path between the first receiving unit and the first transmitting unit provided for controlling the flight path of each unmanned flying body.

6. The disruption device according to claim 5 , wherein the first transmitting unit is a remote control, and wherein the first radio path is a wireless connection between the remote control and the first receiving unit.

7. The disruption device according to claim 1 , wherein
the at least one radio path comprises a plurality of second radio paths, and
the at least one receiving unit of each unmanned flying body comprises a second receiving unit, and
the at least one transmitting unit comprises a plurality of second transmitting units; and
the device is adapted to disrupt the plurality of radio paths between the second receiving unit and the plurality of second transmitting units provided for controlling the flight path of each unmanned flying body.

8. The disruption device according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of second transmitting units are global navigation satellite system, GNSS, transmitters, and wherein the second receiving unit is a GNSS receiver, and wherein the plurality of second radio paths are wireless connections between the GNSS transmitters and the GNSS receiver.

9. The disruption device according to claim 7 , wherein the disruption device is adapted to disrupt at least one of the first radio path or the plurality of second radio paths in a region in front of the aerial vehicle, based on a frequency band that is the same as a frequency band used by the at least one of the first transmitting unit or the plurality of second transmitting units.

10. The disruption device according to claim 7 , wherein the disruption device is further adapted to disrupt the plurality of second radio paths using a wide-band frequency range, and wherein the wide-band frequency range comprises a first and a second frequency band, and wherein the first frequency band is the frequency band used by the first transmitting unit and the second frequency band is a frequency band used by the plurality of second transmitting units.

11. The disruption device according to claim 10 , wherein the first and second frequency bands are separate in terms of frequency.

12. An aerial vehicle comprising the disruption device according to claim 1 .

13. The aerial vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the disruption device is mounted on at least one of
a front region of a shell of the aerial vehicle,
in or on a radome of the aerial vehicle,
a nose of the aerial vehicle, and

wherein the disruption device is adapted to disrupt the radio path in a region in front of the aerial vehicle during at least one of a take-off or a landing of the aerial vehicle.

14. The aerial vehicle according to claim 12 , wherein the disruption device is mounted on at least one of
a front region of a shell of the aerial vehicle,
bottom region of a shell of the aerial vehicle,
in or on a radome of the aerial vehicle, or
a nose of the aerial vehicle, and

wherein the disruption device is adapted to disrupt the radio path in a region in front of and beneath the aerial vehicle during a flight of the aerial vehicle.

15. A disruption device for fixing to an aerial vehicle, the disruption device comprising:
a directional antenna, and,
an amplifier for amplifying a signal provided to the directional antenna,
wherein the disruption device is adapted to disrupt at least one radio path between at least one receiving unit of each unmanned flying body receiving a signal from the directional antenna and at least
wherein the disruption device is adapted to switch on at a start of a take-off operation or a landing operation of the aerial vehicle, and
wherein the take-off operation or the landing operation is associated with at least one of:
an opening or closing of landing flaps of the aerial vehicle,
a pressure level of front tires of the aerial vehicle,
an altitude of the aerial vehicle, or
a thrust profile of the aerial vehicle.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh
• Hensoldt Sensors Gmbh

Inventors

• Sander Peter
• Piontek Hubert
• Pirklbauer Peter Leopold
• Nuessen Oliver
• Eggers Cosima
• Petz Johannes
• Preis Daniel

Classifications

• H04K3/92

  related to allowing or preventing remote control · CPC title

• H04K3/825

  by jamming · CPC title

• H04K2203/22

  for communication related to vehicles · CPC title

• H04K3/90

  related to allowing or preventing navigation or positioning, e.g. GPS · CPC title

• H04K3/84

  related to preventing electromagnetic interference in petrol station, hospital, plane or cinema · CPC title