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I would think that this is something Artificial Intelligence can handle. A perimeter defense would need to be established, with radars for long range scanning.
by blackrock 9y ago
I would think that this is something Artificial Intelligence can handle.
A perimeter defense would need to be established, with radars for long range scanning. And cameras for short range confirmation. It will also need infrared cameras to operate at night.
A computer system would monitor the perimeter, for all incoming threats. This computer system must be very powerful, as it is processing a lot of data in real time. However, this kind of technology should now be in the realms of deep learning AI that is currently being developed now.
Once a positive visual confirmation is made, to determine that the aerial object is an intrusion drone, then an alert can be given to the human commander, of the incoming threat. And a human can still stay in the loop to order the execution.
Then, a turret mounted laser cannon, can be used to burn down the drone. Or even a rifle can be used to kill the drone with a kinetic impact. The accuracy of a bullet fired by a robot, should far exceed the skill of the best human sniper. But bullets still follow a parabolic path, so a turret mounted laser cannon is more flexible to destroy drones.
- goldenkey 9y agoThere are plenty of rifle rounds with very low bullet drop rates. For example, the 26 Nosler has close to zero inches of drop at 450 yards (quarter mile.) By extending the turret's barrel length and adding additional rifling/twist, drop can be further decreased while power is increased. Unless the distances are greater than a mile, a high powered rifle round will have so little drop to be negligible. And a railgun could be used if the energy footpounds of smokeless powder is not cutting it -- but really, a small grain round with a large powder charge will fly straight for the distances we are concerned with here.