Granted Patent B1

US 12,380,793 · App. 19/071,252 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Inventor: David William Kleinbeck (Lees Summit, MO)

Assignee: Digital Global Systems, Inc.

G08B21/18G08B31/00G08G5/727H04B17/27H04B17/318

Abstract

Claims (38)

1. A system for signal detection or conflict detection in an electromagnetic environment, comprising:

at least one electromagnetic receiver configured to measure activity in the electromagnetic environment;

an analyzer engine; and

an event manager;

wherein the at least one electromagnetic receiver is configured to generate fast Fourier transform (FFT) data based on the measured activity in the electromagnetic environment;

wherein the analyzer engine is operable to compare the FFT data to at least one baseline to identify at least one conflict;

wherein the event manager is operable to use parameters of the at least one conflict to determine a course of action, wherein the course of action comprises creating an alarm or performing direction finding (DF);

wherein the analyzer engine is operable to create the at least one baseline based on calculations of power levels of the measured activity over a period of time; and

wherein the analyzer engine is configured to detect at least one signal associated with at least one drone based on a first derivative and a second derivative of the FFT data.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electromagnetic receiver is configured to generate in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) data based on the measured activity in the electromagnetic environment.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analyzer engine is configured to provide a location of the at least one drone.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one drone is air-borne, land-based, water-borne, and/or submerged.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one signal includes an anomalous signal.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analyzer engine is configured to use edge processing for the detection of the at least one signal.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a display device configured to display at least one drone interface showing an estimated position of the at least one drone.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a characterization engine configured to provide information for the at least one drone including an operator name, a transmission type of the at least one drone, and a Media Access Control (MAC) address.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the characterization engine is configured to utilize edge processing to classify the at least one drone associated with the at least one signal.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the analyzer engine is configured to detect a signal associated with at least one drone controller in the electromagnetic environment based on the FFT data.

11. A system for signal detection or conflict detection in an electromagnetic environment, comprising:

an analyzer engine; and

an event manager;

wherein the analyzer engine is configured to generate fast Fourier transform (FFT) data or in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) data based on measured data in the electromagnetic environment;

wherein the analyzer engine is operable to compare the FFT data to at least one baseline to identify at least one conflict;

wherein the event manager is operable to use parameters of the at least one conflict to determine a course of action, wherein the course of action comprises storing the I/Q data or performing direction finding (DF); and

wherein the analyzer engine is configured to detect at least one signal associated with at least one drone based on a first derivative and a second derivative of the FFT data.

12. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a characterization engine configured to provide information for the at least one drone including an operator name, a transmission type of the at least one drone, and a Media Access Control (MAC) address.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the analyzer engine is configured to provide a location of the at least one drone.

14. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a display device configured to display at least one drone interface showing an estimated position of the at least one drone.

15. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a characterization engine configured to provide the DF for the at least one drone.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the characterization engine is configured to utilize edge processing to classify the at least one drone associated with the at least one signal.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the analyzer engine is configured to detect a signal associated with at least one drone controller in the electromagnetic environment.

18. A method for signal detection or conflict detection in an electromagnetic environment, comprising:

an analyzer engine generating fast Fourier transform (FFT) data or in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) data based on measured data in the electromagnetic environment;

the analyzer engine comparing the FFT data to at least one baseline to identify at least one conflict;

an event manager using parameters of the at least one conflict to determine a course of action, wherein the course of action comprises creating an alarm, storing the I/Q data, or performing direction finding (DF); and

detecting at least one signal associated with at least one drone in the electromagnetic environment based on a first derivative and a second derivative of the FFT data.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the analyzer engine creates the at least one baseline based on calculations of power levels of the FFT data over a period of time.

20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising a display device displaying at least one drone interface showing an estimated position of the at least one drone relative to a location.

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