Kaspersky has launched a system that it claims is able to detect and disable a drone so that it drops safely to the ground, or returns to its point of origin.
Kaspersky Antidrone comprises hardware and software to detect a drone, lock on to and track the drone and then send signals to block its normal communications.
“Kaspersky Antidrone software coordinates the work of several hardware modules provided by partners and distinguishes drones from other objects,” the company says.
“The primary detection module searches for drones using video cameras combined with radar, LIDAR, and audio sensors – depending on the customers’ needs and environment.”
Kaspersky says its use of a laser scanner to determine the position of the drone is unique to its solution and has not been applied to this field before.
“When a moving object is detected in the sky, its coordinates are transmitted to a dedicated server, which then sends them on to a special unit. In accordance with data from the primary detection module, this unit rotates towards the object, tracks it and then the camera zooms in on it.
“At the same time, a neural network, trained to identify drones among other moving items, analyses the object on the video. If it is distinguished as a drone, the server sends the command to the dedicated module to jam the communication between the device and its controller.
“As a result, the drone either flies back to the place it took off from or lands in the location where it lost signal with the controller. This means that the device will not be damaged, as there is no physical contact or attack towards the drone.”
Kaspersky says software can be delivered as a stand-alone solution within third-party hardware, as a mobile version (for example, to be used on the top of off-road cars), or integrated with other monitoring systems, including smart home infrastructure.
The project owner Nikolay Pankov has posted more details on a Kaspersky blog.
