Researchers develop new tech to spot and monitor illegal flying drones

CIOTechOutlook Team | Thursday, 07 November 2024, 05:47 IST

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A research group from South Korea has successfully created a new technology capable of identifying and monitoring unlawful drones that engage in activities like unauthorized flights, terrorism, and violations of privacy. This technology is anticipated to bolster national security and improve public safety in response to the danger posed by illegal drones.

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has created a system for detecting and monitoring illegal flying drones through an EO/IR (Electro-Optics/Infrared) integrated radar technology. The institute has effectively commercialized the advanced technology by transferring it to Samjung Solution Co., Ltd., and it is now approaching deployment in the field.

ETRI's radar technology, associated with EO/IR, is intended for the detection and tracking of unauthorized drones by automatically directing EO/IR sensors at targets identified by radar. The system relies on a radar component and an EO/IR component.

The radar subsystem, jointly developed by ETRI and Hanwha Systems Co., Ltd., is intended to spot small drones up to a 5km range using the Ku-band, steering clear of the X-band, commonly utilized for military applications.

The EO/IR subsystem was developed separately by ETRI. This subsystem obtains target details from the radar, employs an EO/IR camera to record video of the target, and subsequently detects, tracks, and identifies the drone using that video. The EO/IR subsystem is capable of identifying and monitoring targets at a distance of up to 3km and can ascertain if an aerial object is a drone when it is within 2km.

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