A Preliminary Investigation of Copter Drone Detection by using Forward Scattering Radar

Abstract

A global security challenge from the civilian drone usage became alarming. The drone operational flexibility and its inexpensive make its usage on the increase, thus, causing a distressful situation. The vulnerability posed by the exponential increase of the drone gave a reason for its detection. To address the existing threats such as imaging and filming in restricted areas, drug smuggling, transporting contraband items, terror attacks etc., this paper performed a preliminary investigation of how a copter-drone, can be detected by using a forward scattering radar (FSR), a radar with improved feature over the conventional radars.