Drones have increasingly been illegally operated and pose a variety of threats. The illegally operated drones are used for delivering drugs or capturing security information without permission or approval. These misuse cases have become more severe, w...
Drones have increasingly been illegally operated and pose a variety of threats. The illegally operated drones are used for delivering drugs or capturing security information without permission or approval. These misuse cases have become more severe, which means drones can pose physical threats to key national facilities, such as airports and nuclear power plants. Such threats can be fatal if preemptive defense technology is not developed, and preliminary defense technology is essential for preventing accidents. This study introduces an anti-drone system, namely Drone-cop, and its operational framework is securing key national facilities from threats posed by illegally operated drones. Drone-cop consists of heterogeneous UAVs, with one performing reconnaissance in preparation for infiltration and attack by illegal drones and the other neutralizing detected illegal drones using mission equipment. Patrol Drone-cop is capable of vertical take-off and landing and is equipped with three detection and recognition sensors. Response Drone-cop is a hexacopter that is optionally equipped with one of four neutralizing devices. This paper describes the requirements and operational frameworks required for patrol Drone-cop and response Drone-cop to protect key national facilities from illegal drones.