Sleuthound drone tracker and drone detection camera on a stabilised gimbal


AI Drone Tracker · C-UAS

Sleuthound Drone Tracker

Automatic Target Tracker & Drone Detection Camera on a Stabilised Gimbal


Gridbots Sleuthound is a state-of-the-art drone tracker and target tracking and locking system for advanced weapon stations and vehicle-mounted weapons. Built on a gyro-stabilised gimbal, this automatic target tracker detects small hostile drones at up to 1.5 km and keeps persistent, real-time tracks on multiple airborne and surface threats.

As a multi-sensor drone detection camera, it can track up to 20 targets simultaneously and lock on to any target within 1 second. The system uses an AI-enabled edge compute engine with a thermal camera and laser range finder (LRF) to identify, track and geolocate targets instantly.

A combination of high-precision optics and a GPU-enabled processing architecture reduces false alerts and increases accuracy by fusing electro-optical (EOS) imagery with AI - making the Sleuthound a dependable drone tracking camera for layered air-defence and counter-UAS (C-UAS) operations.



Sleuthound automatic target tracker - drone tracking camera EOS pod

Automatic Target Tracking EOS POD



1.5 KM
Drone Detection Range
20
Simultaneous Tracks
≤ 1s
Lock-On Time
24/7
All-Weather Day/Night

Night Vision + Thermal + LRF

Multisensor Tracking

Light + Heat + Laser

Multimode Sensing

Drone Detection at 1.5 KM

High Sensitivity

Gyro-Stabilised Gimbal

Parallel GPU Compute




Features of the Sleuthound Drone Tracker


Drone detection & multi-target tracking

Up to 20 simultaneous tracks

Lock-on within 1 second

Gyro-stabilised gimbal & real-time stabilisation

All-weather day/night operation

AI false-alarm rejection (GPU edge compute)

5 km laser range finder & target geolocation

Weapon-station cueing (Katana / 3rd-party C2)






Drone Detection & Tracking Performance

Indicative Detection / Recognition / Identification (DRI) ranges for the Sleuthound drone detection camera in clear-atmosphere conditions. Effective range varies with atmospheric transmittance, target aspect and thermal contrast.


Target ClassDetectionRecognitionIdentification
Small UAS - Group 1 (< 9 kg)1.5 km0.9 km0.5 km
UAS - Group 2 (9-25 kg)3.0 km1.7 km1.0 km
Human (1.8 m, standing)0.5 km*——
Light vehicle / technical6.0 km3.5 km2.0 km
Vehicle (NATO target 2.3×2.3 m)8.0 km4.0 km2.5 km

* Human detection on the thermal channel at high sensitivity. Figures are representative and configuration-dependent.



DRI Range by Target (km)
Drone & Threat Detection Range (km)

Sensor-Fusion Advantage — Why a Multi-Sensor Drone Tracker Wins




Weapon-Station Integration & Fire-Control Cueing

The Sleuthound automatic target tracker drives a remote or autonomous weapon station directly. Geo-referenced and pod-relative target solutions are streamed over Ethernet at video frame rate for closed-loop slew-to-cue, lead-angle computation and on-target lock. Native integration is provided with the Gridbots Katana Autonomous Weapon Station, with an open protocol for third-party RCWS and C2.


Cueing OutputDescription
Target azimuth / elevationPod-relative and platform-referenced angular pointing data, real-time
Slant rangeLive LRF range to locked target (to 5 km) for ballistic solution
Target geolocationLat / long / altitude from DGPS + compass + IMU + LRF fusion
Track velocity / headingPer-target kinematics for lead-angle / aim-off computation
Threat priority / track IDRanked target list with persistent IDs for engagement sequencing
Slew-to-cue interfaceAccepts external radar/RF cue; outputs lay command to weapon station





Specifications


Model NumberGB-SLEUTHOUND
TypeDrone Tracker / Automatic Target Tracking EO/IR Pod (Stabilised Gimbal)
Drone Detection RangeUp to 1.5 km (Group 1 UAS)
Personnel DetectionUp to 500 m
Simultaneous TargetsUp to 20
Lock-On Time≤ 1 second
Vis Camera4 MP / 90× Optical Zoom
Thermal ImagerUncooled - 640×480 (LWIR 8-14 µm)
Laser Range Finder5 km Range, eye-safe
Video StabilisationActive - Real Time (gyro-stabilised gimbal)
ComputeAI-enabled GPU edge-compute
ModesAuto / Manual / AI
GPSDifferential GPS
IMULow Drift - 10 DOF
CompassDual Channel
InterfaceEthernet (Gigabit)
Power200 W
Ingress ProtectionIP66 (all-weather)
EnvironmentalDesigned to MIL-STD-810; EMI/EMC to MIL-STD-461
Sleuthound drone detection camera sensor and stabilised gimbal icon



Drawings

Sleuthound stabilised gimbal drone tracker drawing - front view
Sleuthound automatic target tracker drawing - side view




Sleuthound drone detection camera drawing - top view
Sleuthound drone tracking camera drawing - dimensions


Sleuthound: Drone Tracker, Drone Detection Camera & Stabilised Gimbal

The Gridbots Sleuthound is engineered as a complete drone tracker and drone tracking camera for modern counter-UAS missions. As a high-sensitivity drone detection camera, it pairs an uncooled thermal imager with a 90× day camera and a 5 km laser range finder, all carried on a gyro-stabilised gimbal for rock-steady imagery on the move. Acting as an automatic target tracker, the AI engine acquires, classifies and locks targets in under a second and maintains up to 20 simultaneous tracks. Whether mounted on a vehicle, mast or fixed post, the Sleuthound provides reliable drone detection, real-time multi-target tracking and direct fire-control cueing to weapon stations such as the Gridbots Katana — making it a versatile anti-drone camera and target tracking gimbal for defence and homeland-security operators.