Identifying, tracking, and disrupting unmanned aerial vehicles
Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying, tracking, and disrupting UAVs are described herein. A tracking system can include one or more first computing devices that receive sensor data associated with an object in a particular airspace from one or more sensors. The first computing device can analyze the sensor data relating to the object to determine information about the object. A portable countermeasure device can include one or more second computing devices. The second computing device can receive the information relating to the object. The second computing device can display a visual indicator indicating the information on a display.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, via at least one computing device, sensor data associated with an object in a particular airspace from at least one sensor;
analyzing, via the at least one computing device, the sensor data relating to the object to determine positioning information about the object; and
determining, via the at least one computing device, that the object is flying within the particular airspace based at least in part on the positioning information;
in response to determining that the object is flying within the particular airspace;
determining, via the at least one computing device, an orientation of a portable countermeasure device via a sensor of the portable countermeasure device;
determining, via the at least one computing device, a directional vector from a location of the portable countermeasure device to the object based on the positioning information and the orientation of the portable countermeasure device; and
displaying, via the at least one computing device, a visual indicator indicating the positioning information on a display coupled to one of the at least one computing device,
wherein the visual indicator is based on the directional vector.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, via the at least one computing device, a position of the portable countermeasure device based on a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, wherein the visual indicator is further based on the position of the portable countermeasure device.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising rendering, via the at least one computing device, a plurality of indicators on a site map individually corresponding to a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) based on the positioning information, wherein the plurality of UAVs comprises the object and the plurality of indicators comprises the visual indicator.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises a grid of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and the method further comprises displaying the visual indicator by indicating a direction the object is approaching on the grid of LEDs based on the positioning information.
5. A system, comprising:
a tracking system comprising at least one first computing device, wherein the at least one first computing device is configured to:
receive sensor data associated with an object in a particular airspace from at least one sensor; and
analyze the sensor data relating to the object to determine information about the object; and
a portable countermeasure device comprising at least one second computing device and a sensor, wherein the at least one second computing device is configured to:
receive the information relating to the object;
determine an orientation via the sensor;
determine a directional vector from a location of the portable countermeasure device to the object based on the orientation of the portable countermeasure device; and
display a visual indicator indicating the information on a display based on the directional vector.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the portable countermeasure device further comprises at least one second sensor and the at least one second computing device is further configured to
transmit data from the at least one second sensor to the tracking system, wherein the information about the object is determined based further on the data from the at least one second sensor.
7. The system of claim 5 , further comprising a bilateral communication link between the portable countermeasure device and the tracking system, wherein the information relating to the object is received by the at least one second computing device from the at least one first computing device via the bilateral communication link.
8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the display comprises a display screen of the portable countermeasure device and the at least one second computing device is further configured to render the visual indicator on the display screen.
9. The system of claim 5 , wherein the display comprises an optical glass display within a scope of the portable countermeasure device and the at least one second computing device is further configured to display the visual indicator by rendering directions for a user to point the portable countermeasure device toward the object based on the information.
10. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one second computing device is further configured to:
determine that the object is flying within the particular airspace based at least in part on the information; and
in response to determining that the object is flying within the particular airspace, display the visual indicator by illuminating a ring within a scope of the portable countermeasure device.
11. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one second computing device is further configured to determine the directional vector further based on the information.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one second computing device is further configured to display the visual indicator based on the directional vector.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one second computing device is further configured to output an auditory indicator of the directional vector from a speaker.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one second computing device is further configured to adjust a direction of a motorized antenna based on the directional vector.
15. A method comprising:
receiving, via at least one computing device, sensor data associated with an object in a particular airspace from at least one sensor;
analyzing, via the at least one computing device, the sensor data relating to the object to determine information about the object;
identifying, via the at least one computing device, a portable countermeasure device based at least in part on the information about the object;
determining, via the at least one computing device, an orientation of the portable countermeasure device;
determining, via the at least one computing device, a directional vector from a location of the portable countermeasure device to the object based on the orientation of the portable countermeasure device; and
displaying, on a display of the portable countermeasure device, a visual indicator indicating the information based on the directional vector.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising transmitting, via the at least one computing device, the information to the portable countermeasure device.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising, subsequent to displaying the visual indicator, generating, via the at least one computing device, at least one disruptive signal in a direction of the object.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the display comprises a virtual reality headset and the method further comprises displaying the visual indicator by rendering directions for guiding a user to the object within the particular airspace.
19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising determining an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) type of the object, wherein the visual indicator comprises the UAV type of the object.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display and the one of the at least one computing device are part of the portable countermeasure device.