MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611112991 A) filed by Chandigarh University on September 21, 2026, for Autonomous Thermal-Ai Drone Network For Anti-Poaching Surveillance And Ranger Authentication.
Inventors include Priyansh Sharma; Dr. Nanamika Thakur; and Dr. Manish Sharma.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: An autonomous surveillance and deterrence system for forest and wildlife-protected areas comprises a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), docking stations, a self-healing mesh communication network, a vision-intelligence processing module, a ranger authentication subsystem and an automated deterrence module. Each UAV acquires thermal and optical information and processes detected human subjects for posture classification. Ranger identification tags are authenticated to distinguish authorized personnel from unknown subjects. A threat assessment module determines a threat level using posture, authentication status, location, time and historical threat information. Neighboring UAVs can perform multi-angle verification, while patrol coverage can be redistributed when a UAV becomes unavailable. Docking stations provide protected UAV storage, charging and data synchronization. Based on the threat level, ground-based speakers or sirens provide graduated deterrence, while incident information including images, classification, location, time and authentication status is recorded and communicated to designated personnel.
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