DroneShield has released a major firmware update – DroneLocator – applicable to the company’s global inventory of C-UAS systems.
Remote ID, designed to broadcast critical aircraft information, including location data, flight information and pilot details, is becoming increasingly important to operators tasked with managing low-altitude airspace. The proprietary DroneLocator solution enables detection of a variety of remote ID signals by the company’s man-portable, platform-mounted or fixed site C-UAS. DroneLocator will provide users with information such as:
- Drone location (latitude, longitude & altitude);
- Pilot location (latitude & longitude);
- Drone home location (latitude & longitude);
- Drone serial number (unique identifier);
- Drone speed.
DroneLocator will detect and track legal, compliant aircraft, while the DroneShield RFAI artificial intelligence engine – updated quarterly – offers a continuing solution for unregistered and hostile drones. The two solutions can be run simultaneously on a single DroneShield device, running AI processing on edge and operating in an air-gapped, internet-denied environment.
Other advantages accruing from the update include:
- Better performance in high noise environments through major improvements to the detection algorithms, including an advanced convolutional neural network;
- Availability of maps on embedded devices for added situational awareness on DroneSentry-X devices;
- An improved GUI offers users expanded detection and logging data.
(Image: An RfPatrol drone detection device being worn, with DroneLocator enabled to allow real-time drone and pilot positioning. DroneShield)
