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$100,000 Drone Detection Contest
On Thu, 17 Dec 2015 07:19:06 +1200, george152 wrote:
On 12/16/2015 12:18 PM, Larry Dighera wrote: On Mon, 14 Dec 2015 17:36:11 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Monday, December 14, 2015 at 5:22:57 PM UTC-5, Larry Dighera wrote: http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/100000-Drone-Detection-Contest-225359-1.html $100,000 Drone Detection Contest By Russ Niles MITRE Corporation has put a $100,000 bounty on misbehaving drones through a contest aimed at bringing them down. I call dibbs on the ACME rocket-fired, fishnet/parachute. --- I'm thinkin' more along the lines of a light weight, directed EMP field generator ... :-) Something like a radar transmitter that would electromagneticly overwhelm the GPS and servo-control receivers aboard the UAS, or better yet powerful enough disable the RX front-end electronics, or to actually induce sufficient current into the control wiring to lock-up the uP. A smarter approach might be to employ a high wattage RF transmitter to over power the "perpetrator's" puny signal, and wrest control of the UAS ... Of course, a Regain-era "Star-Wars" laser is a natural for the NRA crowed if accurate targeting could be developed, and collateral damage minimized. Or a 12 gauge shotgun Hey. It's apparently legal in Kentucky: http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/28/9625468/drone-slayer-kentucky-cleared-charges Judge rules Kentucky man had the right to shoot down his neighbor’s drone By James Vincent on October 28, 2015 09:21 am @jjvincent A Kentucky man who shot down a drone flying near his property has been cleared of all charges by a local judge. William Merideth was originally cited for criminal mischief and wanton endangerment after shooting the drone out of the air in July this year, but Judge Rebecca Ward ruled that he was right to do so after reviewing testimony from neighbors that the aircraft was flying near Merideth's house. "I think it's credible testimony that his drone was hovering [...] for two or three times over these people's property, that it was an invasion of their privacy and that they had the right to shoot this drone," Ward told the court according to a report from Sky News. "I'm going to dismiss his charge." "I'M JUST SHOCKED, BEYOND SHOCKED." The drone's pilot, David Boggs, described the hearing as "unbelievable," claiming that Ward did not review video evidence he submitted showing that the drone was over 200 feet in the air when it was shot down. "She believed what the neighbor said and that the drone was below the tree line," Boggs told Ars Technica. "The judge didn’t look at the video, paid no consideration to the video. I’m just shocked, beyond shocked." Meredith gained national attention after shooting down the DJI Phantom 3 drone, and was dubbed the "drone slayer" by some. The case highlights the murky legal territory that surrounds the use of drones near private property. Although the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) is clear about issues such as licensing drones for businesses, incidents like the one involving Merideth and Boggs are judged on a case-by-case basis. Boggs told Ars that he now plans to file a civil suit against Merideth. "My original thing was for him to just replace the drone, but it’s much bigger than that now — he lies and then doubles down on his lies," he said. "I will probably meet with my attorney this week and we will start that process." Verge Video: Drone registration is coming. This is what we know |
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