Iindrone ezingavumelekileyo ziyasebenzisa ngokupheleleyo i-Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)—kubandakanya i-GPS, i-GLONASS, ne-Galileo—ukufaka izindawo, ukugcina ubude bokwesibhakabhaka, nokuphatha ngokwesibhakabhaka. I-jammer yokugcina i-GPS yendrone iyasebenzisa le ndlela yokusebenza ngokuthi iyathumela isithunzi esikhulu sesithunzi sokuhlanganisa ngaphakathi kwezinye zezindawo zokugcina i-GNSS (kakhulu 1.227 GHz ne-1.575 GHz), okuyikhubaza isignali esincane sasezinkampani ezihlanganiswayo esifundwa ngumshini wendrone wokugcina. Lokhu kukhindza ukuthi kwenziwe ukubala kwezindawo ngokucophelela futhi kuvuleka ukungafani kwezinhlelo zokusebenza ngokushesha:
Le ndlela iyasebenza kakhulu ngaphezu kwezidrone ezitholakala ngokuzenzekelayo enenani elincane lezinhlobo—ukuvimba izinkinga ngaphezu kwezindawo zezingu-100–500 mete, kusukela ku-ouput yomshayeli wokuvimba, isiqhameko isimo sokwakha, nemizamo yezindawo njengokugcina kwezindawo zokuziloba noma ukugcina kwezindawo zokuziloba.
Izidrone zezintandokazi zimanje zinamaphuzu okubuhlungu—kufaka ukuthamela kwezindawo zokuziloba (FHSS), izinkundla zokuziloba eziphathelwe ngokuphatha, namabhalo amanjiwe ayezindawo zokuziloba—ukubhekana nokuvimba okungavumelekile. Ukubhekana nalo, izidrone zokuvimba kwe-GPS zezintandokazi zokuziloba zinamaphuzu okuchaza ispekthremu ngokushesha nokuthamela ukuthamela okuvumelana. Ngemizuzwana eminye yokuqondwa kokuthi izidrone ziyathola isigaba sokuziloba, zibeka ukuvimba okuvumelana ngaphezu kwe:
Lokhu ukuzilungiselela kungavimbi ukubuyisa kwezinkambo zokuphatha izinkambo (inertial navigation) noma ukubuyisa kwezinkambo zokubona (visual odometry) ngeminyaka yokuqala yokungafanele—futhi kungavimbi izidwaba ukubuyisa kwezinkambo zokuphatha izinkambo (backup protocols). Ngokubhalwe ngu-Ponemon Institute ekubhalweni kwakhe we-2023 UAS Security Assessment, “93% yezidwaba zokusebenza ngokomlando zibuyisa kumodi yokuqhandwa lapho i-GNSS ingafanele,” okwenza isikhathi esikhulu sokuthinteka kwezindawo zokuphatha izinkambo (operator disorientation) nokuthinteka kwesithunzi (physical interdiction). Ukusebenza kahle kungabikho ngokwesifundiswa sokubhala (brute-force broadcasting), kodwa ngokwesifundiswa sokubhala esihambisana nesimo (intelligent, context-aware signal suppression).

Izikhishimiso zesithunzi, izindawo zokuchitha amanzi, nezindawo zokugcina idatha zihlwa ngamathuba okukhombisa kwe-drone nokuthumela izinto ezingavumelekile. Kulezi zindawo, i-jammer yase-GPS yase-drone inikeza indlela eyengeziweyo yokubulunga ukuthula kwesikhathi esingavumelekile ngaphambi kokukhombisa noma kokuthumela. Ngokuvimbela ukuthola kwe-GNSS, iyabulunga ukuthula kwe-drone ukuze libeke kulesi sikhundla noma libuyele ekhaya lalo, ngaphandle kokuthwala amazwi okuhlonipha noma kokuthiwa kwezinto zokuphatha. Uma ibhalwe ngamandla amanqambu amanqambu nezinhlobo zokubalwa kwamandla, ukubulunga kungakhiywa kumiphakathi yezindawo, okufaka isibonelo sokubulunga kwezindawo ezinye noma abasebenzi bese-GNSS basebantwana.
Amaphutha amadala asebenza kwi-GPS esingathwaliyekile ukusebenzisa izindikimba zokufika ngokuphelele njenge-WAAS ne-GBAS; ukugcina kwe-GNSS ngendlela efutshane kuyakwenzela imizimbi eminingi yokuphila. Ngokufanana, amaphutha amadala amagovrenment nezindlela ezingaphakamile ziyabulawa ngamadroni okukhombisa okungafanelekile noma okubhekisekile kumzimbi. Umkhombisi we-GPS wamadroni uyakwenza indawo engavunyelwanga yokuqonda ngokuxhaswa ngokuphansi kokuthi akhangelelwe ukusiza kwesikhathi esifutshane—okuzosika amadroni ukukhangelela isikhundla, ukuvula izindlela zokusebenza, noma ukususa kwezindawo ezisondwe. Ngokulingana ngezinkokhelo zokuphinda, akasiza ukuthi kwenzeke ukuthwala kwezinto, futhi akasiza imizimbi yezinhlelo zokuphatha okuhambisana nokuphatha kwesikhathi sokuphatha kwezindawo zokuphatha, okusiza ukuthi kwenziwe ngokuphelele kwezindawo zokuphatha ezinamandla apho ukuphila nokuphatha kwezinhlelo zokuphatha kuyisisekelo esiphakeme.
Ukusebenzisa i-GPS jammer yezindiza ngokwesibonelo kuzokwenzeka ngokungafanelekile kuwo wonke amadoda. Kwe-United States, i-Federal Communications Commission (FCC) isiqinisekisela ngokuphelele ukuthi akukho ukubambisana okwenzekile ngokwesibonelo ngezinhlangano zokuhlanganisa izinkambo zokuhlanganisa ngaphansi kwe-Section 333 yokuqondisa kwemithombo yezinkambo—kuyabambisana ngokuphelele imali yokubambisana engaphezulu kwe-$100,000 ngalokho okwenzekile. I-International Telecommunication Union (ITU) iyakhipha ukubambisana kwe-GNSS njengokuthi kuyakhiwa ngokungafanelekile ukuthi kubambisana ngezinhlangano zokuhlanganisa, futhi abaphathi besebenzisa izinhlangano zokuhlanganisa—kodwa kufuneka kubhekwe e-Ofcom (UK), BNetzA (Germany), ne-ACMA (Australia)—bavumela ukuthi kubambisane ngokufanayo. Kunezindlela ezifanayo kuphela kubasebenzisi abavunywe: izinsizwa zokuphatha izinsizwa, izihlombe zokuphatha izinsizwa zokuphatha zokuphatha ngokwesibonelo sokuphatha, noma abasebenzisi bezinhlangano ezikhulu abavunywe ngokuphelele ukuthi babambisane ngokwesibonelo sokuphatha ngokwesibonelo sokuphatha.
Amajamme e-GPS ase-droni ayenza izinhlayiya ze-RF ezingavamile okungakhathali kwezinye izindawo ezibalulekile ngaphandle kwezinye ezithakelwe. Amakhompyutha e-aviation esebenzisa izinkundla zokufunda i-GPS—kukhona izi-transponder ze-ADS-B nezindlela zokufunda e-RNP—ziyathakelwa ukuthi isinyathelo sesinye siphinde sifanele. Abasemthwakini abasebenzisa izi-radiyo ezenziwe ngokusebenzisa i-GNSS noma izisayensi zezikhospital ziyathakelwa ukuthi isinyathelo sesinye siphinde sifanele noma isikhundla asizange sibonakaliswe kahle. Kusenziwe kwesikhathi esithi 2023 emkhambini we-Guizhou, kwalokho kwenziwe ukuthi kubekhala ukuthakatha kwezinhlayiya zokuphatha amakhompyutha e-aviation emkhaya wokuphatha kahle kusukela ku-90 minithi, okuvumela ukuthi kubekhala ukuthakatha kwezinhlayiya zokuphatha amakhompyutha e-aviation kusukela ku-$740,000. I-Ponemon Institute’s 2023 UAS Risk Report iyavuma ukuthi ukuthakatha kwezinye izinhlayiya kuyisibopho esibalulekile kakhulu sokuthakatha okungasalwa—okuvumela ukuthi abasebenzisi bakhululekwe kubukho kwezinkinga zokuthakatha, ukuthakatha kwezinhlayiya zokuphatha, nokuthakatha kwezinye izinhlayiya zokuphatha uma izinhlayiya ezingathakelwe zihlala kusukela ku-ukuthakatha noma izinkinga zokuphatha.
Ukukhetha i-jammer ye-GPS yendrone kufanele ikhombise isimo sesiqondiso, indawo, nokuthintana nesifundo sokuziphatha. Isiphezi sakho sikhona ekupheleni kwakho kokubambisana ngokushesha, ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amandla okuphuma, kwezindwendwe zokubambisana kwe-GNSS—okukhuluma ukulanda kwezindwendwe ngokuphelele noma ukubuyela emuva (RTH) ngaphandle kokuthintana nendlela yokuphuma. Lokhu kuyasebenza kakhulu kumathuba awaphansi, apho izindwendwe ezingcono kakhulu ziyabamba, apho izindwendwe ezisemthwakweni ziyathintana nokuthintana nokubonakaliswa kwezindwendwe noma ukubonakaliswa kwezindwendwe. Kepha, ukusebenza kuyadlula phambi kwezindwendwe ezinamathuba okusebenzisa i-inertial measurement units (IMUs), i-visual odometry esebenzisa i-AI, noma izindwendwe ezisebenzisa izinhlangano zezindwendwe eziningi—ukungathi zihambaniswe nezindlela zokuvumela nokuvumela kwe-RF.
| Isiphelo sokuvikela i-UAS | Uhlobo lwezinye | Isisekelo sokusebenzisa | Amadala |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umphakathi we-GPS wemfihlakalo | Ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amandla okuphuma, ukuvikela ngokomlando | Ukuvikela izindwendwe ezisebenzisa i-GNSS ukusuka kwezindwendwe zokubambisana nokubambisana | Ayisebenzi kuzindwendwe ezisebenzisa i-IMU/ukubambisana ngokubona; kubhekwa ngokugcwele ukusebenzisa kwezindwendwe zokuziphatha |
| I-jammer ye-RF | Ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amandla okuphuma | Ukuvikela uhlobo lwesixoxo sokuqala kwezindwendwe | Iphumelela phansi kwezindiza zokusebenza ngokwesibonelo; ziyakhiwa ngamazwi okulawula okufanayo |
| Ukubambisana kwesibonelo | Ukubambisana okwesibonelo | Ukuphatha ngokwesibonelo lapho ukubambisana okwesibonelo kungafumani isiphumo | Isibonelo sokukhwehla; isibonelo sokukhulula indawo yokuhamba kwemoto; imali enkulu yokuthenga nokusebenzisa |
| Isistimu yokubona kupha kupha | Esemthandabuzi | Ukubonisa kuqala nokubonisa ngokwesibonelo nge-RF, i-radar, noma ngokubonisa ngokwesibonelo se-RF | Ayinakubika ukubambisana—kudinga ukubambisana nezinye izinsizakalo zokuphatha |
Isistrategi esihle sekubambisana nezindiza zokusebenza ngokwesibonelo isebenzisa indlela eyodwa: ukubambisana ngokwesibonelo esikhona konke, ukubambisana ngokushesha, nokubambisana ngokwesibonelo esifanayo—kukhulula ukubambisana ngokwesibonelo lapho kuvunyelwe ngokwesibonelo. Izijamme ziyabuyela emthethweni wokubambisana ngokwesibonelo lapho zisebenziswa ngokwesibonelo kodwa ukusebenzisa kuzodinga ukubonwa ngokwesibonelo, ukubonwa ngokwesibonelo lwesayensi, nokubambisana ngokwesibonelo lwesayensi.
I-Jammer ye-GPS yendlela yokuqondisa amaqhina ayisivumelwano ngokuthintela ukuzihlanganisa kwe-GNSS kwezinye iqhina njenge-GPS, GLONASS, ne-Galileo. Kuyenza ukuthi iqhina lihlule ukuphatha ukuthi kubhekene nesikhundla sakho futhi lizame ukwenza izenzo zokulinda njenge-landing noma ukubuyela emuva kwenkathi yalo.
Izinqamuzana ozikhethekileyo okukhona kwe-GNSS ukuthi zibeke isikhundla nokuzihlanganisa kuzoba zithinteka kakhulu. Izinqamuzana zezindaba zomuntu nomuntu osheshayo, okungakhiqiza ukuthi kunezinhlobo zokuzihlanganisa noma izinhlobo ezinkulu zokuzihlanganisa, ziyathinteka kakhulu.
Ukusetshenziswa kwezijammer e-GPS ngabantu abaziyaziyo akuvuselelwa kwiintsapho eziningi. Izihlukanisi njenge-FCC ne-ITU zilivimba ukuthintela okungasivumelwano kwezinhlangano zokushicilela, futhi abathinteli bafanele ukufa imali enkulu nokuthinteka kwemibono yokudala.
Izinkinga zihlanganisa izimpacto ezinokwenzeka kwezinsizakalo zokusebenza ngokuphelele njenge-aviation navigation, izindaba zokuphatha izinkambo zokulungisa, nezinsizakalo ezingaphenduka kwe-GNSS timing. Ukujama kungaholela ku-misindlela yokuphatha, iziphathelo zokubuyisela, nokuthi kuzobukwa izinkinga zokufinyelela kwezimali uma kusetyenziswa ngokungafanele.
Izinja zokujama i-GPS ziyintshiselwano engenayo isikhathi sokuphuma, isithu esingasemthwakweni sokuvikela izi-drone ezingaphenduka kwe-GNSS. Ngokuhambisana nalesi, izindlela ezinye njenge-RF jammers zivikela izinkambo zokuxhumana ngokuphathelene, ngelisho lokunye, izinkambo zokuphuma zibuyisa izi-drone ngokuphathelene. Izisifundo esingasemthwakweni sokuqondisa kuphela sibiza ngokuphawula kanye noma kungabikho ukuvikela ngokuphathelene.
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