Patent ID: 11914024
Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for drone detection using an outdoor lighting network, the method comprising the steps of:
detecting, by one or more radar sensors in the outdoor lighting network, a moving object in an outside environment;
monitoring, by the one or more radar sensors in the outdoor lighting network, the moving object's velocity or velocity change rate over a period of time;
determining, by the one or more radar sensors in the outdoor lighting network, if the moving object is a drone based on the monitored velocity or velocity change rate of the moving object, the moving object being determined to be a drone if the monitored velocity or velocity change rate is substantially constant; and
if the moving object is determined to be a drone:
analyzing, by the outdoor lighting network, flight data pertaining to the drone to determine a starting location of the drone; and sending, by the outdoor lighting network, a signal indicating the starting location of the drone.