Small Drone Detection Using Airborne Weather Radar

William Blake, Isaiah Burger

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Abstract

As small commercial and hobby drones increase in popularity, there is a desire to monitor and avoid these drones. This paper focuses on how small drones such as the DJI Phantom 3 and DJI Inspire could be detected using existing weather radar hardware already installed in many airplanes. Garmin's GWX 80 airborne weather radar was used to demonstrate this potential. Only software modifications were made to the aviation certified hardware for the feasibility of this approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 IEEE Radar Conference
Subtitle of host publicationRadar on the Move, RadarConf 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728176093
DOIs
StatePublished - May 7 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event2021 IEEE Radar Conference, RadarConf 2021 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: May 8 2021May 14 2021

Publication series

NameIEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings
Volume2021-May
ISSN (Print)1097-5659

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE Radar Conference, RadarConf 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period05/8/2105/14/21

Keywords

  • airborne weather radar
  • drone detection

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