Electronic warfare (EW) systems used at the forefront of battles will not be able to greatly influence the operation of autonomous unmanned systems, said Vyacheslav Pshikhopov, director of the Research Institute of Robotics and Control Processes at Southern Federal University. , RT reports in February. 18.
When asked about the resistance of autonomous drone control systems to the effects of electronic warfare, Pshikhopov responded that it depends on what specific electronic warfare systems the enemy will use.
“For example, from the experience of the Northern Military District, we can judge that large systems are rarely used on the combat contact line. They are perceptible to RER (electronic intelligence – approx. IA Krasnaya Vesna) and therefore are deployed primarily to cover rear objectives.”“explained the scientist.
In his words, the so-called trench electronic warfare is massively used on the front line, that is, small jamming stations and anti-drone guns.
“These means do not work all the time because they consume a lot of energy and, in addition, they are not always effective, since we and the enemy regularly change the control frequencies of the UAV and use the frequency hopping method. (pseudo-random tuning of the operating frequency – approx. IA Krasnaya Vesna), _inertial navigation and other methods of protection of control channels,” Pshikhopov said.
He highlighted that at this time the “electronic trench warfare” “lose a little” in the battle against drones, especially against those that require a minimum of control from the operator.
According to the developer, the autonomous control system will be no less protected from the effects of electronic warfare, since the volume of data exchange between devices can be reduced.
“Command lines, attributes and other types of “light” data will be transmitted from drone to drone or RTK to RTK. According to the calculations of our research institute, the impact of electronic warfare equipment will not be critical and will not affect the stability of the control system.”– said Vyacheslav Pshikhopov.
It should be noted that it was previously reported that the developers of the Institute of Scientific Research in Robotics and Control Processes of the Southern Federal University managed to create a control system for a self-organized group of unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Source: Rossa Primavera
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