Qualitative and quantitative validation of drone detection systems

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Abstract

As drones are more and more entering our world, so comes the need to regulate the access to airspace for these systems. A necessary tool in order to do this is a means of detecting these drones. Numerous commercial and non-commercial parties have started the development of such drone detection systems. A big problem with these systems is that the evaluation of the performance of drone detection systems is a difficult operation, which requires the careful consideration of all technical and non-technical aspects of the system under test. Indeed, weather conditions and small variations in the appearance of the targets can have a huge difference on the performance of the systems. In order to provide a fair evaluation and an honest comparison between systems, it is therefore paramount that a stringent validation procedure is followed. Moreover, the validation methodology needs to find a compromise between the often contrasting requirements of end users (who want tests to be performed in operational conditions) and platform developers (who want tests to be performed that are statistically relevant). Therefore, we propose in this paper a qualitative and quantitative validation methodology for drone detection systems. The proposed validation methodology seeks to find this compromise between operationally relevant benchmarking (by providing qualitative benchmarking under varying environmental conditions) and statistically relevant evaluation (by providing quantitative score sheets under strictly described conditions).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018
PublisherInternational Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)
Pages94-97
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781510890114
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Event21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018 - Mons, Belgium
Duration: 26 Sept 201828 Sept 2018

Publication series

Name21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018

Conference

Conference21st International Symposium on Measurement and Control in Robotics, ISMCR 2018
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityMons
Period26/09/1828/09/18

Keywords

  • Detection systems
  • Drone detection
  • Drones
  • Evaluation methods
  • Test
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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