FEDER - DRONE HOLDING - SYDDRE PROJECT
Kohesio
DRONE HOLDING
In recent years, small drones have become increasingly attractive and accessible (purchase, maneuverability, price). Although their use is regulated by law (decree of April 11, 2012 relating to the design and use of civil aircraft which circulate without any person on board), the latter are sometimes used for malicious purposes such as violation of privacy, industrial espionage or intrusion on sensitive sites, civil (nuclear power plants, industrial sites, port areas) or military (communication stations, air defense bases, radar stations), sometimes for destructive purposes. Consequently, the surveillance of public spaces, private properties and sensitive sites has become a major concern for the authorities responsible for ensuring the security of people and property or respect for privacy. Application in the military field: OPEX protection is a field which regularly experiences significant technological advances. Passive protection remains a priority but it is increasingly combined with active protection which should make it possible to quickly detect dangers (PSR&T 2009). The concept of detection has been the subject of a patent application No. 1653532 in France and EP172955.7 in Europe. Confidentiality has been imposed by the DGA. Problem: Monitoring sensitive industrial sites against intrusion requires designing and implementing a passive detection system that does not emit signals likely to disrupt the installations to be monitored. Systems have already been designed using radars, direction finders, passive vision systems or acoustic measurements. However, most of these techniques come up against the small size of drones and require the use of advanced signal processing techniques to differentiate relevant radar (Doppler) echoes (from the drone) from those that are less relevant (other objects) or to isolate the acoustic signature. These systems are generally very expensive, complicated to install quickly and very bulky. Furthermore, their effectiveness is not always demonstrated. Illegal flights are mainly carried out by individuals specializing in immersion flights (First Person View). The heads of security organizations met (security services of sensitive sites, STAT, DGAC, DGSI) are unanimous on the subject. DRONEXTR and ARELIS have already developed a drone detection solution called V1. This solution is functional but does not make it possible to detect new generations of drones (notably WIFI drones). In addition, the existing solution does not offer the functionalities expected by customers: geolocation of the drone identification of the drone number
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