Sensor Cloud

Assumptions

• radar blind spots lead to delayed/interrupted detection (shaheds become invisible for certain periods)
• interceptors need a more or less continuous trajectory until their own sensors lock onto the target
• radar stations move every day so the blind spot pattern is different every night.
• additional sensors in the blind spots could reduce the stealth times for Shaheds
• There are existing, commercially available and cheap solutions to detect Shaheds within approx. 2 km
• severe shortage of personnel required heavily automated solution.
• GPS is functional during most of the day

Solution

• augment radar with mobile multisensor units to fill gaps
• radar station sends occlusion map to sensor base station
• flexibly placing such sensor platforms into the blind spots can improve Shahed trajectory tracking
• sensor base automatically decides locations for sensor units
• sensor units are autonomously delivered (via copter) to target spots and back (after mission)
• Sensor units can communicate to the launch platform (mothertruck)
• sensor base collects trajectory info and forward to radar station

Conditions

• geolocation must be available during sensor deployment
• target trajectory communication must be possible during air raid

Impact

• reduced blind spot areas
• more accurate/continuous target positioning
• improved interceptor efficiency