Counter-UAS · In development
Penumbra
A counter-drone system designed to detect, track and identify small drones near critical sites, and to put a clear picture in front of the people responsible.
The problem
Small drones are cheap, fast and hard to see. The sites most at risk often find out too late.
How it is designed to work
Detect. Track. Identify. Inform.
Step 01
Detect
Layered sensing designed to notice small, low and slow aircraft that a single sensor would miss.
Step 02
Track
One continuous track per drone, held across sensors as it moves through the site.
Step 03
Identify
Classification with its confidence stated, so operators know what they are looking at and how sure the system is.
Step 04
Inform
A clear alert and the evidence behind it, for the people responsible. Any response is theirs to decide.
The threat
Small, low, slow, and easy to miss.
Representative footage
Operator view
A drone appears. The operator sees it first.
A fused track, its classification and confidence, and the evidence behind them. Penumbra recommends; the operator decides.
Site operators
Tell us what your site needs to see.
We are arranging field evaluations with operators of industrial sites, utilities and critical infrastructure. Describe your site and the airspace you worry about, and we will tell you plainly whether Penumbra fits.
Principles
Built with restraint.
A person decides.
Penumbra detects, tracks and recommends. Every response is decided by an accountable operator, and every decision is logged.
Lawful by design.
Built around Canadian law: detection and awareness first, with any mitigation left to agencies authorized to carry it out.
Honest about performance.
Detection range and accuracy will be published only after we have measured them in the field.
Built for real sites.
Designed to deploy quickly and run unattended at industrial sites, utilities and critical infrastructure.
Development status
Where Penumbra is today.
Now
Design and development
Sensing, fusion and the operator interface are being built and tested in controlled conditions.
Next
Field evaluation
Trials at partner sites to measure detection and tracking in real conditions.
Planned
Pilot deployments
Supported deployments with early partners, before any wider availability.
Penumbra is in development. Specifications and performance figures will be published after field evaluation.
Early partners
Help shape Penumbra.
We are looking for site operators who want a say in how Penumbra is evaluated and deployed.
Talk to us about Penumbra