Systems, methods, apparatuses, and devices for identifying, tracking, and managing unmanned aerial vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for identifying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a particular air space via the use of one or more radio frequency (RF) sensors, comprising the steps of:
- receiving RF signal data captured from the particular air space, wherein the RF signal data is captured by a particular RF sensor proximate to the particular air space;
filtering the RF signal data to remove one or more unwanted frequencies;
decoding the filtered RF signal data to generate a pattern of one or more frequencies and one or more amplitudes representing the RF signal data;
comparing the pattern of the one or more frequencies and the one or more amplitudes representing the RF signal data to known patterns of frequencies and amplitudes known to be associated with UAVs; and
upon determination that the pattern of the one or more frequencies and the one or more amplitudes representing the RF signal data substantially matches at least one of the known patterns, denoting the received RF signal data as corresponding to a UAV in the particular air space.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying and tracking UAVs including a plurality of sensors operatively connected over a network to a configuration of software and/or hardware. Generally, the plurality of sensors monitors a particular environment and transmits the sensor data to the configuration of software and/or hardware. The data from each individual sensor can be directed towards a process configured to best determine if a UAV is present or approaching the monitored environment. The system generally allows for a detected UAV to be tracked, which may allow for the system or a user of the system to predict how the UAV will continue to behave over time. The sensor information as well as the results generated from the systems and methods may be stored in one or more databases in order to improve the continued identifying and tracking of UAVs.
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1. A method for identifying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a particular air space via the use of one or more radio frequency (RF) sensors, comprising the steps of:
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receiving RF signal data captured from the particular air space, wherein the RF signal data is captured by a particular RF sensor proximate to the particular air space; filtering the RF signal data to remove one or more unwanted frequencies; decoding the filtered RF signal data to generate a pattern of one or more frequencies and one or more amplitudes representing the RF signal data; comparing the pattern of the one or more frequencies and the one or more amplitudes representing the RF signal data to known patterns of frequencies and amplitudes known to be associated with UAVs; and upon determination that the pattern of the one or more frequencies and the one or more amplitudes representing the RF signal data substantially matches at least one of the known patterns, denoting the received RF signal data as corresponding to a UAV in the particular air space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for identifying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a particular air space via the use of one or more radio frequency (RF) sensors, comprising:
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a RF sensor proximate to a particular air space, wherein the RF sensor is configured to collect and transmit RF signal data from the particular air space; and a processor operatively coupled to the RF sensor, the processor operative to; filter the RF signal data to remove one or more unwanted frequencies; decode the filtered RF signal data to generate a pattern of one or more frequencies and one or more amplitudes representing the RF signal data; compare the pattern of the one or more frequencies and the one or more amplitudes representing the RF signal data to known patterns of frequencies and amplitudes known to be associated with UAVs; and upon determination that the pattern of the one or more frequencies and the one or more amplitudes representing the RF signal data substantially matches at least one of the known patterns, denote the received RF signal data as corresponding to a UAV in the particular air space. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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