Auto-injector countermeasure for unmanned aerial vehicles

摘要

An injector device configured to mount to a predatory unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for non-destructively disabling and controlling a threat UAV comprises a rigid housing having a hollow interior. A controllable mount structure attaches the rigid housing to the predatory UAV and aligns the housing opening with the fuselage or payload of the threat UAV. A rigid penetrator rod disposed in the interior of the housing is configured to pierce the fuselage and hence payload of the threat UAV. A conduit coupled to the penetrator rod enables a disabling substance to be conveyed through the penetrator rod and into the payload of the threat UAV. An ejector propels the penetrator rod from the housing and into the payload of the threat UAV in response to a trigger when the threat UAV is within a predetermined range.

主权项

1. An injector device configured to mount to a predatory unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for non-destructively disabling and controlling a threat UAV, comprising:
a rigid housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a hollow interior, the distal end defining an opening for engagement with a threat UAV; a controllable mount for attaching the rigid housing to the predatory UAV and configured to align the opening with the payload of the threat UAV by controlling an orientation of the rigid housing relative to the predatory UAV; a rigid penetrator rod disposed in the interior of the rigid housing, and configured to pierce a payload of the threat UAV; a conduit coupled to said rigid penetrator rod and configured to enable a disabling substance to be conveyed through said penetrator rod and into the payload of the threat UAV; and an ejector configured to propel said rigid penetrator rod through the payload of the threat UAV in response to a trigger when the threat UAV is within a predetermined range.