Drone Detection Technologies

iWavenology — Carlyle Deligny

Nowadays, with the rise of drones and thus, the rise of drone threats, drone detection systems have been flourishing on the market worldwide. In this article, we will review the different anti-drone solutions including the pros and the cons of each technology. At the end of your reading, you should be able to have an overview of the anti-drone market and what you should buy regarding your needs. We will focus on the “monitoring equipment” or the systems that help protect people and building from drone threats.

Accoustic Sensors (Microphones)

Simply put, an acoustic sensor is made of microphones (a lot) that detect the specific sound made by a drone.

Advantage

• Medium cost

Disadvantages

• Doesn’t work well in a noisy environment, when it rains (the noise of the rain disturb the microphones)
• Very short range detection (maximum 300–500 meters)

Optical Sensors (Cameras)

An optical sensor is a passive drone detection system which allows to compute the position, trajectory and speed of the UAV.

Advantage

• Provide visual of the drone

Disadvantage

• Doesn’t work in the fog or in case of high clouds, rain or snow

Radar

A radar basically use radio energy to detect an object. The radar sends a signal to receive a reflection of the signal from the drone. When using a radar you are able to measure the direction and the distance of the drone.

Advantages

• Long range detection
• accurate localization
• independent of visual condition

Disadvantages

• Requires transmission license and frequency check to prevent interference
• Can’t distinguish birds from drones

Radio Frequency (RF) Analyzers

A radio-frequency drone detection system is made of one or more antennas that analyze the radio frequency spectrum of the target.

Advantages

• No license required (passive drone detection system)
• Medium cost
• Can detect multiply drones
• long-range detection
• No latency

Disadvantage

• Can be expensive

At iWavenology, we are providing a drone detection system using RF technology called iShield. Thanks to our amazing team of engineers, we developed a drone detection system that localizes the drones and the pilots of drones up to 5km. Our system can monitor days and nights and you don’t need any license to use it. Thus, it’s a very valuable solution in airports since iShield doesn’t disturb other wireless communication systems. It can protect any buildings or events, like public events, stadiums, international exhibitions, factories, houses, etc.

Contact us to know more about our cutting-edge drone detection system.

Originally published at https://www.iwavenology.com.