Developers in Moscow have proposed a new way to combat drones. A special mesh barrier will literally catch drones "like a net" and will not be destroyed after the first contact with the propellers.
The new utility model is designed to protect buildings, equipment, and other objects from attacks by small UAVs. The main problem with ordinary nets is that after several threads break, they quickly unravel, forming a large hole. As a result, the drone often breaks through the barrier.
Specialists from the company "Sistemy Mekhanicheskoy Zashchity" solved the problem with an unusual design. The fabric is woven from a single continuous polyamide thread, and all knots are self-locking and additionally thermally fused. Even if the propellers cut some of the threads, the net does not unravel but maintains its integrity.
Another feature is the rhomboid cells, which act as a kind of shock absorber. Upon impact, the net stretches, absorbing the energy of the blow and slowing down the device. Destruction occurs gradually — the drone has to tear cell after cell, losing speed and control.
According to the developers' calculations, such a design is capable not only of knocking the drone off course but also of completely holding it within the net. At the same time, the net can be used as a stationary barrier around objects, as well as part of mobile anti-drone systems.
