KR20190097609A - Drone for overpowering the criminals - Google Patents

Abstract

A drone for incapacitating a criminal of the present invention includes: a body (100); a driving unit (200) generating thrust so as to be capable of flight and capable of converting a direction; a wireless communication unit (300) communicating with a terminal (310) of a user; a camera (400) installed on the body; an incapacitating unit (500) installed on the body and capable of suppressing a criminal; a control unit (600) controlling the driving unit (200), the wireless communication unit (300), the camera (400), and the incapacitating unit (500) by being connected thereto; and a battery (700) supplying power, wherein the terminal (310) is one of a smartphone or an exclusive controller. The camera (400) is a heat sensing infrared camera.

Description

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The present invention relates to a device for suppressing terrorists or criminals by inserting a drone in a place or a situation that is difficult for a person to directly access using a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle).

Drones, named after unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or buzzing buzzing sounds, are remote piloted, preprogrammed routes from the ground, without pilots boarding directly on the aircraft. Aircraft and ground control equipment (GCS) that perform missions according to their own environmental judgment by autonomous flight or artificial intelligence in auto-piloted or semi-auto-piloted format, and Data link General name of the whole system such as Support Equipments. RC airplanes will require a flight controller to control the plane, but drones may not require a controller.

Operate in conjunction with independent systems or with space / ground systems. It is equipped with various equipments (optical, infrared, radar sensors, etc.) according to the field of use, and performs the tasks of surveillance, reconnaissance, guidance of precision attack weapons, communication / information relay, EA / EP, Decoy, etc. The weapon itself has been developed and put into practical use, attracting attention as a major means of military power in the future. In recent years, rapid growth has been taking place. In June 2017, Amazon filed a patent for a drone take-off and landing center.

Drones can float in the air by the propeller's rotation and can fly by the induction of radio waves. Drones are remotely controlled from a distance, so they are designed for ease of control. For example, the drone may be provided with a plurality of propellers and a plurality of motors.

Meanwhile, due to the development of wireless technology, a drone, a small wireless reconnaissance flying object possessed by an individual rather than a military, has been commercially available. Drones can be manipulated to fly cameras for firefighting or access to disaster areas, to capture terrain information, for broadcast or military purposes.

Usually, drones are operated by radio controls based on GNSS position information, and most drones are very easy to adjust their position and direction by using multiple helicopters and horizontal rotorcraft.

In particular, it is possible to shoot in the stationary state, so it is used for taking selfies or video for broadcasting.However, selfie shooting requires the user to operate the drone by hand, and video shooting is performed by a separate drone pilot. .

Of course, a device has been developed to allow a drone to shoot a photographer himself, but this is based on the video taken by the camera to check the position of the subject, or to set the advance path to the drone and follow the drone's progress path. Use a method that allows you to shoot.

However, this method is to check the position of the subject through the camera mounted on the drone, the accuracy and accuracy is significantly reduced due to the shaking and speed of the aircraft, it is difficult to set the exact distance and position between the subject and the camera, that is, the drone. If there is an obstacle in the direction of the drone has a disadvantage that is helpless.

In addition, the method of using drones is not diverse, and in particular, there is no way to use drones to protect the vulnerable people.

KR 10-2017-0114354 A KR 10-2016-0131776 A KR 10-1786718 B1 KR 10-1808273 B1

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, can help the police or special personnel incapacitating criminals or terrorists in dangerous situations, such as taser guns, sleeping gas and tear gas in the drone to overpower criminals or terrorists. To provide a criminalized neutralization drone.

Criminal neutralized drone of the present invention for achieving the above object, the body (100); Drive unit 200 to generate a thrust to be able to fly, to change the direction; A wireless communication unit 300 for communicating with a user's terminal 310; A camera 400 installed in the body; An incapacitating unit 500 installed on the body to suppress criminals; A control unit 600 connected to the driving unit 200, the wireless communication unit 300, the camera 400, and the disabling unit 500 to control the driving unit 200; And a battery 700 for supplying power, wherein the terminal 310 is any one of a smartphone or a dedicated controller, and the camera 400 is a thermal sensing infrared camera.

The present invention can help police or special personnel in a crime situation or terrorism situation, and can control the drones from remote locations to suppress criminals or terrorists, thereby minimizing human injury.

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a criminal disablement drone according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the components of the criminal disablement drone according to the present invention.
3 is a flowchart showing an embodiment in which the criminal disablement drone according to the present invention is applied.
4 is an embodiment of the criminal disablement drone according to the present invention.
5 is an example in which PIA identification is applied to facilitate the criminal disablement drone according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, although described with reference to the drawings according to an embodiment of the present invention, this is for easier understanding of the present invention, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

When any part of the specification is to "include" any component, this means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated. In addition, the terms "... unit", "module", etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. .

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, this includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another element in between. .

In the present specification, when one component 'transmits' data or a signal to another component, the component may directly transmit the data or signal to another component, and through at least one other component. This means that data or signals can be transmitted to other components.

Prior to the description, a number of aspects and embodiments are described herein, which are merely illustrative and not limiting.

After reading this specification, skilled artisans will appreciate that other aspects and embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the invention.

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a criminal disablement drone according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the components of a criminal disablement drone according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an embodiment applying the criminal disablement drone according to the present invention 4 is an exemplary embodiment of the criminal disablement drone according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an example in which PIA identification is applied to facilitate the criminal disablement drone according to the present invention.

With reference to Figures 1 to 5 to explain the criminal disablement drone according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the criminal offender drone of the present invention for achieving the above object, the body (100); Drive unit 200 to generate a thrust to be able to fly, to change the direction; A wireless communication unit 300 for communicating with a user's terminal 310; A camera 400 installed in the body; An incapacitating unit 500 installed on the body to suppress criminals; A control unit 600 connected to the driving unit 200, the wireless communication unit 300, the camera 400, and the disabling unit 500 to control the driving unit 200; And a battery 700 for supplying power, wherein the terminal 310 is any one of a smartphone or a dedicated controller, and the camera 400 is a thermal sensing infrared camera.

Thermal infrared cameras play a role of object identification, object detection, and PIA identification in environments with low visibility, such as at night, fog, or fire conditions.

In addition, the neutralization unit 500 may include any one or more of a taser gun, sleeping gas, and tear gas.

As shown in FIG. 2, overall control of the drone may be performed through the controller 600. To this end, the terminal 310 and the control unit 600 communicates through the wireless communication unit 300, so that the user can control the drone.

In addition, it may further include a speaker to broadcast to warn criminals or terrorists, or to explain the situation to the rescuer. The speaker may also be controlled by the controller 600 and may be controlled by the user by communicating with the terminal 310.

Next, the present invention collects the environmental information of the user to recognize the risk, separates from the user to collect context information around the user, in case of an emergency situation to contact the relevant security agency and the context information related security institution Can be sent.

The drone maintains the first distance with the user and collects the user's environmental information through a remote device that can communicate with the drone. That is, when the remote device measures the user's environmental information, the drone receives the measured environmental information from the remote device through wired or wireless communication.

The first distance means a distance between the user and the drone while the drone collects the user's environment information. This means that the distance from 0m to the length of the user's arm (wingspan) to the maximum. As an embodiment of the present invention it may be considered that 0m, that is, the drone is attached to the user's body.

In the present invention, the environmental information refers to information that can confirm the physical state of the user. Specifically, it may include one or more signal values of the acceleration change of the user, the voice decibel of the user, the pulse of the user, body temperature and brain waves. However, this is only an example, and any signals representing physical changes of the user may be included in the category of environmental information. Signal values included in the environmental information may be measured through various sensors and devices.

Returning to the exemplary embodiment of the drone operation method, when the environmental information is collected through the remote device, the drone may determine whether it is a caution situation based on the collected environmental information of the user.

In the present invention, the attention state refers to a situation in which a sudden change in the physical state of the user occurs. In more detail, a case in which one or more of the signal values included in the environmental information is outside the first predetermined range may be defined as a caution condition. That is, the first range may be defined as a range between the minimum value and the maximum value of the acceleration change, the voice decibel, the pulse, the body temperature, and the EEG signal measured when the user acts normally, speaks, and lives his / her daily life. It can be measured and set in advance before operation.

When the signal values are outside the first range as described above, it may be determined that an event or an accident has occurred to the user. If it is determined that the attention condition as described above, the drone moves away from the first distance and moves away from the user by a second distance. At this time, if the situation in which the user is in the crime scene, the drone movement suddenly separated from the user will have the effect of delivering the primary warning message to the criminal offender trying to harm the user.

The second distance is farther from the user than the first distance, and when the user is photographed by the camera in the drone, the distance enough to recognize the user's face or the user's hand as well as the user. This would mean enough distance not to reach.

The drone that has moved away from the user by the second distance collects context information of the user while maintaining the second distance. The context information includes the environment information and image information photographed by a camera of a drone at a certain range around the user and the user.

The environment information is the same as described above, and the image information refers to information that the drone photographs a certain range of the user and the surroundings of the user while recording the sound or an image while maintaining the second distance. When the user is photographed with the user in the center, it means a limited area entering the camera angle. The camera angle may vary depending on the location of the drone or the type of lens.

The drone determines whether it is an emergency situation based on the context information. The emergency situation means that each of the first signal values included in the environment information without the drone's recognition of the user's face in the image information. If the range is out of range, it may include one or more of the case where the environmental information is not measured from the user and when the drone receives a signal informing the emergency situation of the user through a remote device. The case where the environmental information is not measured is an example where a drone is unable to collect environmental information through the remote device because the criminal perpetrator forcibly takes away the remote device possessed by the user as in a crime scene. Can be. Of course, the emergency situation is not limited to the above-mentioned case, and even when the environmental information is kept beyond the first range for more than a predetermined time (for example, 1 to 3 minutes) regardless of the face recognition of the user, It may be included in the situation.

If the drone determines that such an emergency has occurred, the drone transmits the context information to a predetermined institution, and if not, the drone will perform a process of collecting context information while maintaining a second distance with the user.

Here, the predetermined agency means various security agencies and rescue organizations that can rescue users when an emergency occurs, and may typically include a police station, a fire station, a security center, a hospital, and the like.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the criminal disablement drone according to the present invention will be described in detail.

The drone determines whether it is an emergency through the context information. When the drone determines that the emergency situation, the drone emits an alarm sound through a voice output device such as a voice alarm or emits light such as an LED.

To flash the light. This is to ask for help through visual and audio notifications to people who are somewhat away from the user when the user is in an urgent situation, for example, when the user falls down on the floor and cannot move.

After transmitting such an alert message to the surroundings, the drone checks whether the drone can communicate with a predetermined institution at its current location, that is, whether the collected context information can be transmitted to the institution. If there is no communication connection with the predetermined organ, the drone moves away from the second distance and moves away from the user by a third distance. And it is again confirmed whether communication with the organization is possible.

The third distance may be a distance farther from the user than the second distance, and may be defined as a distance outside the user's field of view so that a drone does not recognize the user's face through a camera.

If there is no communication connection with the engine, the drone searches for an area in which communication is possible while rotating around the user at regular intervals with respect to the third distance as a radius. As a result of the search at the point where the drone rotates at regular intervals, if the communication is possible, context information of the user is transmitted to a predetermined institution.

If this is not the case, however, the aforementioned process of searching for a coverage area is repeated.

Next, an embodiment of the camera 400 and the disabling unit 500 of the criminal disablement drone of the present invention will be described in detail. In summary, by means of PIA identification through the camera 400 means that the disabling unit 500 to prevent the misfire.

The camera 400 captures a target to obtain image information of the target, and transmits the acquired image information to the signal processor. The camera 400 may be implemented as a special camera such as a thermal camera so as to detect a specific pattern of the recognizer.

As an example, when the PIA identification system according to the present embodiment is applied to the personalizer, the camera 400 may be installed in the sight of the personalizer. When the soldier aims at the target through the sight, the camera 400 acquires the image information of the target by photographing the target captured by the sight.

The signal processor may improve the quality of the image information by performing preprocessing such as data conversion and contrast ratio / nonuniformity correction of the image information transmitted from the camera. The signal processor transmits the preprocessed image information to the analyzer.

The analyzer extracts vector information representing the characteristics of the image from the image information transmitted from the signal processor. For example, vector information may be extracted based on texture or brightness information. The analysis unit transfers the extracted vector information to the pattern recognition unit.

The pattern recognition unit stores in advance reference vector information corresponding to a specific pattern of the recognizer for identifying a friend, and compares the vector information transmitted from the analysis unit with the reference vector information.

As can be seen in Figure 5 soldiers will be able to use in advance attached to the body PIA identifier with a specific pattern.

The pattern recognition unit controls the trigger control unit to generate a trigger control signal prohibiting the triggering when the comparison result determines that the vector information and the reference vector information are within a predetermined range. The trigger control unit controls the trigger control signal to be applied.

The trigger control unit generates a trigger control signal for inhibiting triggering or applying a trigger under the control of the pattern recognition unit, and transmits the trigger control signal to the electronic trigger control apparatus.

The electronic trigger control device may control to limit or allow the fire of the firearm by the trigger control signal transmitted from the trigger control unit.

Hereinafter, the control operation of the PIA identification system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the image information processing apparatus photographs a target to obtain image information about the target. For example, when a combatant aims at a target using a personalizer equipped with an image information processing apparatus, the image information processing apparatus may acquire an image of the target by the camera 400 installed in the sight of the personalizer.

Next, the image information processing apparatus processes the image information of the target obtained by the camera 400 and analyzes the processed image information of the target to determine whether a specific pattern of the recognizer exists in the image information of the target.

The analysis of the image information of the target may be performed by extracting vector information representing a feature of the image from the image information of the target. The vector information may be extracted based on texture information or brightness information of the image. Such vector information may be determined in various factors according to a specific pattern of the recognizer. In addition, the extracted vector information and reference vector information corresponding to a specific pattern of the recognizer may be performed according to whether or not to match within a predetermined range. That is, when the extracted vector information and the reference vector information match within a predetermined range, it is determined that a specific pattern of the recognizer exists in the target image information, and when the extracted vector information does not match within the predetermined range, It is determined that the specific pattern of the recognizer does not exist.

Next, the image information processing apparatus controls the electronic trigger control device to prevent the fire of the firearm when it is determined that a specific pattern of the recognizer exists in the image information of the target. That is, the image information processing apparatus generates a trigger control signal forbidding the trigger and outputs it to the electronic trigger control apparatus.

The next image information processing apparatus controls the electronic trigger control device to allow the fire of the firearm when it is determined that the specific pattern of the recognizer does not exist in the image information of the target. That is, the image information processing apparatus generates a trigger control signal for applying a trigger and outputs the trigger control signal to the electronic trigger control apparatus.

As described above, according to the present exemplary embodiment, when it is determined that a specific pattern of a recognizer indicating an alliance exists in the image information of the target by processing the acquired image information, the trigger of the disabling unit 500 is automatically prohibited. Allies can prevent misfires.

Although described above with reference to the drawings according to an embodiment of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art will be able to perform various applications and modifications within the scope of the present invention based on the above contents.

100: body
200: drive unit
300: wireless communication unit
400: camera
500: disabling
600: control unit
700: battery

Claims (2)

Body 100;
Drive unit 200 to generate a thrust to be able to fly, to change the direction;
A wireless communication unit 300 for communicating with a user's terminal 310;
A camera 400 installed in the body;
An incapacitating unit 500 installed on the body to suppress criminals;
A control unit 600 connected to the driving unit 200, the wireless communication unit 300, the camera 400, and the disabling unit 500 to control the driving unit 200; And
Includes a battery 700 for powering
The terminal 310 is any one of a smartphone or a dedicated controller,
The camera 400 is a criminal incapacitated drone, characterized in that the thermal camera infrared.
The method according to claim 1,
The crippled unit 500, criminals neutralized drone, characterized in that it comprises any one or more of a taser gun, sleeping gas and tear gas.

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