Drone catcher

Supervisor: Dr Mihailo Ristic

Nowadays, drones are easily affordable and have a plethora of commercial and leisure uses. However, the intentions of a rogue drone may be unclear and in some scenarios it may be deemed a threat. This DMT group were tasked with designing, making and testing a device to catch and bring to ground an airborne drone. The proposed a solution is a pneumatic powered ‘net gun’, a device that will propel a weighted net up to 50m. The device will be manually operated by a human user and particular focus has been placed on the safety implications and usability of the device.