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  • Perimeter Laser Sensor (PLS), Laser Fence Sensor (LFS) and 3D Mini Drone Detector (3D MND)



    Perimeter Laser Sensor (PLS), Laser Fence Sensor (LFS) and 3D Mini Drone Detector (3D MND)

    • Outline

      1. Short Description

      2. Main Purpose and Benefits

      3. Main Functions

      4. Integrations with other Tools

      5. Infrastructure Requirements 


      • Content

        1. Short Description

        DFSL brings 3 laser based sensors:

        1. Perimeter Laser Sensor (PLS)

        2. Laser Fence Sensor (LFS)

        3. 3D Mini Drone Detector (3D MND)

        PLS and LFS are for detection of humans and vehicles in the ground stations. PLS and LFS create IR virtual curtains, unseen by naked eyes.


           Figure 1 - Perimeter Laser Sensor – PLS




        Figure 2 - Laser Fence Sensor - LFS

        3D MND is for detection of intruding mini drones in teh air space above the critical infrastructures.

        Figure 3 - 3D MND

        3D MND is LIDAR mini drone detector. It creates a three-dimensional invisible hemispherical laser dome (cupola). Any drone that flies into the laser screen and crosses it and stays in the cupola, is continuously detected by the 3D MND. Once detection happens, the slaved PTZ camera is commended by 3D MND to look into the direction of intrusion, acquire the drone in its field of view and continuously track the drone.

        Figure 4 - Depiction of laser half-cupola



        2. Main Purpose and Benefits

        PLS and LFS are designed to detect the ground-based intrusions. As an intruder crosses the IR curtain, an alarm is sounded and the track of the intruder is stored on the computer of the control centre.

         3D MND is designed to create laser half cupola around it. As and when an intruding drone enters into this space the drone is detected, an alarm is sounded, and tracked by the detector and its path stored in the computer if the control centre.


        3. Main Functions

        Main function of PLS and LFS are for detection of ground-based intrusion.

        Main function of 3D MND is for detection of aerial intrusions by mini drones.


        4. Integrations with other Tools

        PLS, LFS and 3D MND will be integrated via JSON with 7SHIELD Platform.
        PLS and LFS will transfer range and azimuth bearing information of the intruder.
        3D MND will transfer range, azimuth and elevation angles of the intruding drone.


        5. Infrastructure Requirements 

        PLS, LFS and 3D MND come with their own pedestal stands. They can be set up at any location of interest.

        Power supply of 220V AC and good internet connection are needed to operate the sensors.

        Sensors will be operated by DFSL operators.


        • Acronyms

          3D MND                           3D Mini Drone Detector

          CI                                        Critical Infrastructure

          CIP                                     Critical Infrastructure Protection

          C/P                                     Cyber/Physical

          EC                                       European Commission

          EU                                      European Union

          PLS                                    Perimeter Laser Sensor

          SC                                      Scientific Coordinator

          SGS                                    Satellite Ground Station

          LFS                                     Laser Fence Sensor