Investigadores de\u00a0la Universidad de\u00a0W\u00fcrzburg (Alemania)\u00a0han desarrollado\u00a0capacidades para la seguridad civil\u00a0en aeropuertos, estadios, c\u00e1rceles y otras instalaciones cr\u00edticas. Se trata de un sistema integrado de sensores e interceptores \u201cNo letales\u201d, que pueden detectar, identificar, seguir y capturar veh\u00edculos aut\u00f3nomos a\u00e9reos (UAS) que ingresan en sectores de circulaci\u00f3n a\u00e9rea restringida. Denominado\u00a0Innovative Drone Defence System\u00a0(IDDS), sus sensores proporcionan la detecci\u00f3n inicial del intruso, el interceptor realiza la aproximaci\u00f3n y asistido por IA procede al reconocimiento de la amenaza, capturandola mediante el empleo de una red desplegable de alta velocidad que lo retiene y preserva. Este aspecto resulta fundamental para que los organismos de seguridad puedan posteriormente realizar las pericias necesarias para determinar el origen y operadores del mismo.<\/p>\n
German researchers have advanced civil security with an autonomous interceptor drone capable of detecting, tracking, and capturing unauthorized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) entering restricted airspace.<\/p>\n
Engineers at Julius Maximilian University of W\u00fcrzburg developed the interceptor drone to address the growing security risks created by the rapid spread of UAVs. The drone is designed to protect airports, stadiums, prisons, and other vulnerable sites targeted by rogue drones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research\u2019s long-standing Research for Civil Security program, the system uses an extendable net to safely capture intruding drones without causing debris or collateral damage.<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s work began in 2017 under the MIDRAS project. Over the next several years, the researchers refined their detection, tracking, and interception methods. The system demonstrated early proof-of-concept capabilities during a live demo for security authorities in 2020.<\/p>\n
Improving air security<\/strong><\/p>\n Building on the 2020 experience, the researchers advanced to the flagship IDAS (Innovative Drone Defence System) project, where they transformed the initial prototype into a fully functional\u00a0interceptor drone<\/a>.<\/p>\n Following extensive consultations with police officers, the novel system developed under IDAS relies on a single, larger interceptor drone, rather than a\u00a0coordinated fleet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIn close consultation with the police, who are the end users, we opted for a single larger drone rather than several drones flying cooperatively,\u201d Julian Rothe, PhD, a research assistant at the university\u2019s department of computer science, said.<\/p>\n