US 11,747,115 B2
Apparatus and process for drone locating, interdiction and recovery
William Indelicato, Crestview, FL (US); Melvin White, Centerville, OH (US); David Feibus, Dayton, OH (US); Meghan Berlingo, Washington, DC (US); David Beargie, Crestview, FL (US); and Nicholas Martin, Dayton, OH (US)
Assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US)
Filed by Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/171,340.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/012,340, filed on Apr. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0214144 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. F41H 11/02 (2006.01); G01S 17/66 (2006.01); G01S 17/04 (2020.01)
CPC F41H 11/02 (2013.01) [G01S 17/04 (2020.01); G01S 17/66 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An integrated airspace defense system (IADS) for identifying and locating a suspicious unmanned aerial vehicle, the system including:
at least one detection device to monitor the air space and provide a detection information;
a computer to process the detection information and identifying the presence of suspicious unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using a sequence of detection algorithms;
the integrated airspace defense system identifies and locates the suspicious UAV;
the integrated airspace defense system interdicts and captures the suspicious UAV with a capture UAV; the capture UAV including a net system assembly having at least one net;
a Cross Frame connected to a spindle by a first side panel and a second side panel, such that the spindle may rotate and deploy at least one net upon a command using a power and control connector, the spindle rotation enabled by a rotation servo, the spindle further including an attachment means wherein the at least one net is operably releasable from the spindle; and
a first attachment bracket and a second attachment bracket wherein the brackets are separated and operably connected to the capture UAV, wherein the deployed net entangles the suspicious UAV; the deployed net subsequently released from the capture UAV and; the attachment means are magnets.