Counter-Unmanned Air Vehicles (C-UAV)
Abstract
(U) The components to construct long range, autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are ubiquitous. Off-the-shelf hobbyist navigation systems are capable of following GPS waypoints. Vision based systems can track roads or follow on-the-ground moving targets. Small engines and payloads can be accommodated in relatively small aircraft. Slow, low-altitude UAVs are difficult to distinguish from migratory birds, or even ground vehicles, and are frequently filtered out of radar systems by clutter filters for this reason. These vehicles pose a threat to future military operations. Already, UAVs have been used in combat operations against allies of the United States. Countries with little or no capability to field a manned air force are using UAVs for surveillance and reconnaissance. In the future, the electronics required to navigate and control these aircraft will become increasingly available and affordable. The Counter-Unmanned Air Vehicles (C-UAV) program will investigate methods for defeating such threats. The program will study a range of technologies from detection, to tracking and identification of UAVs, to intercept or defeat. Traditional detection systems, used for large manned aircraft, require modification to detect small, slow, low-altitude UAVs. Data fusion from multiple sensors may be required to unambiguously identify small UAVs and differentiate them from other objects such as birds and ground vehicles. The intercept of these UAVs, which may be launched from close range, may require novel approaches.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 5156a8af1875204544256a84007b502b
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