Systems, methods, apparatuses, and devices for identifying, tracking, and deterring unmanned aerial vehicles via ADS-B signals

US11232713B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Dedrone Holdings, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kai Baumgart · Kassel, DE
• Rene Seeber · Vellmar, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 30, 2020
• Grant date: Jan 25, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 30, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G5/57
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems, methods, apparatuses, and devices for identifying, tracking, and deterring UAVs via ADS-B signals are disclosed. The system leverages a plurality of sensors operatively connected over a network to a configuration of software and/or hardware for detecting approaching UAVs. In response to detecting approaching UAVs, the system generates and propagates ADS-B signals to be received by the UAVs for deterring the UAVs from entering a particular airspace, wherein the particular airspace is indicated by data encoded within the ADS-B signal. According to particular aspects of the present disclosure, the ADS-B signals can be propagated continuously or on-demand. Furthermore, the ADS-B signals may be generated based on real-time GPS data, or the ADS-B signals may be generated based on “spoofed” or hard-coded location data, for disguising a particular ADS-B signal as being transmitted from a different location.