Drone - Bird strikes - Denne kan bidra til å holder fugler unna sensitive områder - Curt Lewis

Where birds and planes collide, a winged robot may help The bird, apparently a female falcon, wheels into view 100 feet over Edmonton International Airport, flapping her wings - hunting behaviour. She pursues a flock of starlings, which scatter into the safety of the woods. The falcon is majestic, graceful and resolute. She is also a machine - a battery, sensors, GPS, barometer and flight control computer stuffed into a falcon-shaped, hand-painted exterior. A human on the ground controls her wings. The Robird patrols the skies around the airport, in Alberta, Canada. Her mission is to mimic falcon behaviour in order to head off a serious threat to aviation: the bird strike, which happens when a bird or flock collides with an airplane. The Robird doesn't actually catch any prey. Its job is to alert birds to the presence of a predator, herd them away from the airport, and teach them to prefer a less dangerous neighbourhood. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/where-birds-and-planes-collide-a-winged-robot-may-help-airports-safety-a8095026.html Back to Top