Detection of unmanned aerial vehicles using thermal imaging technology

Detection of unmanned aerial vehicles using thermal imaging technology

Michael S. Andryushchenko
Doctor of Technical Science, Military Order of Zhukov Institute of National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, Professor of the Department of Military Scientific Research, 1, ul. L. Pilyutova, Saint Petersburg, 198206, Russia, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Alexander M. Golik
Doctor of Technical Science, Professor, Military Order of Zhukov Institute of National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, Head of the Department of Military Scientific Research, 1, ul. L. Pilyutova, Saint Petersburg, 198206, Russia, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sergey A. Sahnov
Military Order of Zhukov Institute of National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, Adjunct of the Department of Military Scientific Research, 1, ul. L. Pilyutova, Saint Petersburg, 198206, Russia,
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Sergey N. Tereshin
Military Order of Zhukov Institute of National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, Adjunct of the Department of Military Scientific Research, 1, ul. L. Pilyutova, Saint Petersburg, 198206, Russia,
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Received February 9, 2024

Abstract
The detection of UAVs can be carried out using their information features in various ranges: acoustic, radio, optical. Acoustic (ultrasonic) sensors, radar, radio frequency sensors, laser locators, electron-optical / IR sensors (direction finders) are used for their registration. This article will consider the possibilities of detecting UAVs using thermal imagers, pay attention to the characteristics of the resolution of thermal imaging systems, the signal-to-noise ratio, the possibilities of polarization processing of recorded thermal radiation, and the results of some foreign studies on the detection (recognition) of UAVs using thermal imaging cameras.

Key words
Unmanned aerial vehicle, target discrimination, Johnson Criteria, detection, recognition, thermal camera, infrared sensor, infrared sensor.

DOI
10.31776/RTCJ.12304

Bibliographic description
Andryushchenko, M.S., Golik, A.M., Sahnov, S.A. and Tereshin, S.N. (2024), "Detection of unmanned aerial vehicles using thermal imaging technology", Robotics and Technical Cybernetics, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 194-201, DOI: 10.31776/RTCJ.12304. (in Russian).

UDC identifier
623.746-519:534.222

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