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Ishrat Jahan
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Molla E Majid
Qatar Foundation
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Founder's Pitch
"Develop a UAV detection tool using reliability-gated multimodal fusion from thermal-visual sensors for airspace security."
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Why It Matters
Enhancing UAV detection with multimodal sensor fusion addresses pressing security concerns in regulated airspace, enabling safer and more effective drone operations.
Product Angle
Build a software tool that integrates seamlessly into existing security or traffic management systems at airports and other critical infrastructure.
Disruption
This system could replace less effective rule-based UAV detection systems that struggle in dynamic environmental conditions, offering a more adaptive solution.
Product Opportunity
The market for UAV detection and airspace security is expanding rapidly due to increased drone usage. Airports, military bases, and sensitive public areas will pay for effective UAV detection solutions.
Use Case Idea
Create an enhanced airspace monitoring system for airports using thermal-visual fusion to detect rogue UAVs with high precision.
Science
The paper introduces two fusion strategies, RGIF and RGMAF, to better align and integrate thermal and visual sensor data for UAV detection. RGIF uses Enhanced Correlation Coefficient-based alignment and filtering, while RGMAF weights sensor inputs based on reliability, improving detection accuracy.
Method & Eval
Tested on a dataset of over 147,000 annotated frames from various sensor modalities; fusion strategies improved detection metrics significantly over single-modal approaches.
Caveats
The integration process may be complex due to the heterogeneity of sensor data, and real-world performance can be affected by unpredictable environmental factors.
Author Intelligence
Ishrat Jahan
Shahjalal University of Science & Technology
Molla E Majid
Qatar Foundation
M Murugappan
Kuwait College of Science and Technology
m.murugappan@kcst.edu.kw
Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury
Qatar University
mchowdhury@qu.edu.qa
N. B. Prakash
Vellore Institute of Technology Bhopal University
Saad Bin Abul Kashem
University of Aberdeen
Balamurugan Balusamy
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
balamurugan.balusamy@dxb.manipal.edu
Amith Khandakar
Qatar University