PERIMETER MONITORING USING AUTONOMOUS DRONES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- defining an ad-hoc perimeter to be monitored, the ad-hoc perimeter having at least one curved portion;
determining a line tangent to the at least one curved portion;
determining a number of autonomous drones for creating a monitoring fence arrangement of the ad-hoc perimeter, each of the autonomous drones including a movement detection mechanism, the movement detection mechanism including a light source and a light detector;
determining a position for each of the determined number of autonomous drones, at least one position being based at least in part on the tangent line;
transmitting the position to each of the autonomous drones;
projecting a light from the light source along the tangent line;
monitoring a status of the autonomous drones;
transmitting a signal in response to at least one of the autonomous drones detecting a breach of the ad-hoc perimeter based at least in part on detecting movement by receiving with the light detector a reflection of the light by a surface along the tangent line.
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Abstract
Aspects include a method, system and computer program product for monitoring a fence about an ad-hoc perimeter. The method includes defining an ad-hoc perimeter to be monitored. A number of autonomous drones are determined for creating a monitoring fence arrangement of the ad-hoc perimeter, each of the autonomous drones including a movement detection mechanism. A position is determined for each of the determined number of autonomous drones. The position is transmitted to each of the autonomous drones. A status of the autonomous drones is monitored. A signal is transmitted in response to at least one of the autonomous drones detecting a breach of the ad-hoc perimeter with the movement detection mechanism.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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defining an ad-hoc perimeter to be monitored, the ad-hoc perimeter having at least one curved portion; determining a line tangent to the at least one curved portion; determining a number of autonomous drones for creating a monitoring fence arrangement of the ad-hoc perimeter, each of the autonomous drones including a movement detection mechanism, the movement detection mechanism including a light source and a light detector; determining a position for each of the determined number of autonomous drones, at least one position being based at least in part on the tangent line; transmitting the position to each of the autonomous drones; projecting a light from the light source along the tangent line; monitoring a status of the autonomous drones; transmitting a signal in response to at least one of the autonomous drones detecting a breach of the ad-hoc perimeter based at least in part on detecting movement by receiving with the light detector a reflection of the light by a surface along the tangent line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21)
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3. (canceled)
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10. A system comprising:
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a memory having computer readable instructions; and one or more processors for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions comprising; defining an ad-hoc perimeter to be monitored, the ad-hoc perimeter having at least one curved portion; determining a tangent line to the at least one curved portion; determining a number of autonomous drones for creating a monitoring fence arrangement of the ad-hoc perimeter, each of the autonomous drones including a movement detection mechanism, the movement detection mechanism including a light source and a light detector; determining a position for each of the determined number of autonomous drones, at least one position being based at least in part on the tangent line; transmitting the position to each of the autonomous drones, wherein at least one position is located on the tangent line; positioning at least one autonomous drone at the at least one position; projecting a light from the light source of the at least one autonomous drone along the tangent line; monitoring a status of the autonomous drones; transmitting a signal in response to at least one of the autonomous drones detecting a breach of the ad-hoc perimeter based at least in part on detecting movement by receiving with the light detector of the at least one autonomous drone a reflection of the light by a surface along the tangent line. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for creating a monitoring fence about an ad-hoc perimeter, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform:
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defining the ad-hoc perimeter to be monitored, the ad-hoc perimeter having at least one curved portion; determining a tangent line to the at least one curved portion; determining a number of autonomous drones for creating a monitoring fence arrangement of the ad-hoc perimeter, each of the autonomous drones including a movement detection mechanism, the movement detection mechanism including a light source and a light detector; determining a position for each of the determined number of autonomous drones, at least one position being based at least in part on the tangent line; transmitting the position to each of the autonomous drones; projecting a light from the light source of at least one autonomous drone along the tangent line; monitoring a status of the autonomous drones; and transmitting a signal in response to at least one of the autonomous drones detecting a breach of the ad-hoc perimeter based at least in part on detecting movement by receiving with the light detector a reflection of the light by a surface along the tangent line. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification