Enhancing Flight Path Separation to Reduce Bird Strikes with Ultraviolet Radiation
In the autumn of 2018, a pilot study using a prototype (PAR46 size) landing light that incorporated ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UVLEDs) was attached on a one-quarter scale remote controlled (RC) plane. The plane was flown in the direction of birds to measure their behavioral response to the approaching plane with landing lights either turned ON or OFF. Data were collected from multiple sources including cameras on the plane and the ground and a bird radar unit to measure the flight path separation between the plane and the birds. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of using UVLEDs integrated into a PAR46 landing light to trigger bird avoidance behavioral responses that would increase flight path separation to reduce the incidence of bird strikes. The findings showed the mean distance of the avoidance response was statistically significantly greater when the PAR46 landing light with UVLEDs was turned ON versus OFF. Field test data were used to create a three-variable model based upon recent neuroscience research corresponding to visual image capture, retinal neural response, and cognitive neural processing of the avian brain.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Abstract reprinted with permission of SAE International.
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Authors:
- Ronning, Donald J
- Publication Date: 2019-10-29
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 99-116
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Serial:
- SAE International Journal of Aerospace
- Volume: 12
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: SAE International
- ISSN: 1946-3855
- EISSN: 1946-3901
- Serial URL: https://www.sae.org/publications/collections/content/e-journal-01/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aircraft separation; Aviation safety; Bird strikes; Field tests; Flight paths; Landing; Light emitting diodes; Navigation lights; Prototypes; Ultraviolet radiation
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01738916
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: SAE International
- Report/Paper Numbers: 01-12-02-0005
- Files: TRIS, SAE
- Created Date: May 8 2020 3:57PM