Combining Mobility and Precision: Bosch’s New Patent on Electromagnetic Jamming UAVs Goals to Redefine Counter-Drone Protection
by DRONELIFE Employees Author Ian J. McNabb
Because the C-UAS (counter-UAS) area explodes and governments scramble to amass efficient drone-fighting applied sciences, German industrial large Robert Bosch GmbH not too long ago obtained a patent (serial #WO2023135017) for a brand new UAV-based anti-drone system that depends on short-range highly effective electromagnetic jamming alerts to take out undesirable UAV threats.
Whereas different counter UAV techniques use floor or vehicle-based sign jammers or heavy kinetic drones designed to actually smack threats out of the sky, Bosch’s proposed methodology combines the 2 by putting the jammers on a UAV. This method has apparent benefits (it’s as transportable as a UAV is and has a spread so far as a UAV can go) and will present a compelling various to current choices, which are sometimes stationary or extraordinarily cumbersome.
The total textual content of the patent reads as follows:“The invention relates to a method for defence against a foreign drone (20) by means of a defence drone (10) comprising a jamming device (18) which is designed to emit an electromagnetic jamming signal (19) after activation, said method comprising activating (160) the jamming device when or while the defence drone assumes a defence position (22) relative to the foreign drone (20), wherein, in the defence position, a distance and a relative height of the defence drone with respect to the foreign drone are within a predefined distance range and a predefined relative height range. The invention also relates to a defence drone and to a defence system.”
Whereas we could also be far away from truly seeing drone-based C-UAS system, the attraction of preventing fireplace with fireplace will little question result in additional growth on this idea. As authorities funding for C-UAS merchandise skyrockets, Bosch is putting themselves in an important place to supply a compelling various to current counter drone merchandise.
Extra info on the patent, together with authors, is obtainable right here.
Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, knowledgeable drone companies market, and a fascinated observer of the rising drone business and the regulatory surroundings for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles centered on the industrial drone area and is a world speaker and acknowledged determine within the business. Miriam has a level from the College of Chicago and over 20 years of expertise in excessive tech gross sales and advertising for brand spanking new applied sciences.
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