Detection and Tracking of MAVs Using a Rosette Scanning Pattern LiDAR
2025 (English)In: IEEE Access, E-ISSN 2169-3536, Vol. 13, p. 141651-141663
Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The use of commercial Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) has surged in the past decade, offering societal benefits but also raising risks such as airspace violations and privacy concerns. Due to the increased security risks, the development of autonomous drone detection and tracking systems has become a priority. In this study, we tackle this challenge, by using non-repetitive rosette scanning pattern LiDARs, particularly focusing on increasing the detection distance by leveraging the characteristics of the sensor. The presented method utilizes a particle filter with a velocity component for the detection and tracking of the drone, which offers added re-detection capability. A pan-tilt platform is utilized to take advantage of the specific characteristics of the rosette scanning pattern LiDAR by keeping the tracked object in the center where the measurement is most dense. The system’s tracking capabilities (both in coverage and distance), as well as its accuracy are validated and compared to State Of The Art (SOTA) models, demonstrating improved performance, particularly in terms of coverage and maximum tracking distance. Our approach achieved accuracy on par with the SOTA indoor method while increasing the maximum detection range by approximately 85 % beyond the SOTA outdoor method to 130 m. Additionally, our method yields at least a twofold increase in track coverage and returned point counts.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2025. Vol. 13, p. 141651-141663
Keywords [en]
Drones, particle filters, sensors, tracking, trajectory tracking
National Category
Control Engineering Computer graphics and computer vision Robotics and automation
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-369174DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3596857ISI: 001552001300015Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105013112533OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-369174DiVA, id: diva2:1994193
Note
QC 20250902
2025-09-022025-09-022025-09-02Bibliographically approved