The concept is to design an intelligent autonomous drone who performed the tasks associated with building a defense against potential intruders. Artificial intelligence implemented within the software that controls the drone allow for decision-making related to the identification of people and objects in the protected area by drone.
This could also be used to detect and protect buildings as well as protect critical infrastructure, according to a U.S Army release from the Defense Science Board.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) – drones in action
One of the goals of the DARPA project would be for the “self-driving autonomous drone” to “recognize humans and other vehicles, such as military vehicles, within the defined boundaries of its area and determine what action to take,” the release said. It goes on to state that the self-driving drone will perform the function of “preventing human intrusion into areas where human beings or other people would be expected to operate.”
The drone will be able to recognize objects within its area of operation within a time frame of up to two minutes and will “be able to identify the location and size of buildings and vehicles,” according to the press release.
DARPA said it has “long been a leading force in developing and operating military autonomous systems. Our autonomous unmanned drones (UAVs) are among the most advanced and safest in the world, and the technology enables advanced, cost-effective mission-operating capabilities for our armed forces, air forces, maritime combat aircrews, and ground vehicles. Our unmanned unmanned systems are also capable of performing complex mission operations with a minimum of human intervention, such as when responding to natural disasters.”
DARPA said the technology has the potential to be “useful in providing more accurate targeting and engagement with hostile or potentially dangerous targets, while providing a greater range of capability to support operations to mitigate potential military or civilian incidents and maximize operational safety and efficiency.”
The agency said the unmanned drone developed at DARPA would be an “extensive research tool that is designed to be used to achieve multiple strategic objectives, and it is expected to advance our understanding of the complex world of UAVs.”
A video on YouTube shows the UAV being deployed on the Pentagon’s roof. The drone has a camera mounted on top of it that has four cameras that can see inside or outside of the building to determine how much room is available to move in for an armed standoff.
The drone can also operate in a variety of terrain types. It is “capable of taking off from a fixed point, such as an elevated surface, or flying up and down, or using other techniques.
Standard equipment related to the protection of buildings such as motion sensors , cameras and photocells that could provide additional information to the drone . For example, facial recognition and biometric data.
Army drone technology used in civil market
The civilian version of drone itself would be equipped with autonomous patrol systems and analysis of potential threats .
If a suspicious object robot would start a procedure to monitor and identify such a facility.
If the software that controls the drone notify the authorities in the event of an anomaly, it would also be able to identify the location, time and type of an object in a suspicious manner, so, for example, an enemy vehicle would not be detected by the drone.
The drone would also be able to take images which would help the authorities to spot and identify the source of the object. In a way a ‘dome,’ which can serve as a communication hub would be used for this purpose.
The drone would be equipped with infrared sensors and can identify targets within a short distance as well as detect targets on the ground, for the first time the drone could carry infrared sensors, the drone would also be able to identify and identify targets within the vicinity without the threat being detected or identified within sight.
Moreover if the vehicle or a suspicious object was detected nearby, the sensor could be used for analysis of the object, or the vehicle could be targeted.In case of a collision the drone would be able to avoid the vehicle or object on its own by using its radar and the radar could detect the target. In a similar case a suspect or a vehicle could be driven off of its target by the drone while at the same time the sensor could take images of the area and locate the suspicious object.
The drone would be equipped with a camera which would provide an overview over the area and the drones radar would be activated by the drone in a way that the drone would be able to detect and identify the vehicles and vehicles on its own.
According to the concept of drones stationed in a place not easily accessible – for example on the pad located on the roof of the building . The landing such would have to be implemented loading mechanism drone if he would be driven by electricity which seems to be a good option.
At the time a threat is detected the drone would take off from his landing and tried to identify the object using the cameras , scanners, 3D or even voice information by asking a potential object of questions and expecting answers.
