Mechatronic System
Overview
The following report incorporates the design process, description and construction of the Drone Detection And Neutralisation System (DDANS). The goal of the project is to serve as protection at a venue or public event, keeping the airspace and overall sanctioned area of the event clear of all possible small scale aerial vehicles and therefore, airborne terror attacks. The system relies on hardware technologies to sense and neutralise the threat. The overall project is a mechatronic based system.
Approach
DDANS is ideally designed for operation in stadium events, restricted areas, headquarters and military bases and defensive areas, carnivals, concerts festivals and other public events.
DDANS is a joint computer-radar mechatronic system that will detect any small airborne vehicles such as drones.
The detonation function will be immediately disabled upon the hijacking the drone as the attacker will have no control over the drone and their signal will be jammed with no outputs from them being able to be received by the drone.
Means of hacking the drone will be reduced upon hijacking the drone using an encrypted signal and source firewalls. Backup countermeasures must be considered in the case of the system failing or not operating as per planned.
Furthermore, the system must have appropriate and strong security to eliminate the possibility of hacking the system.
The University of Sydney
Vishant Prasad