Device and method for smart, non-habituating, automatic bird deterrent system
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1. A real-time, automated, bird deterrent system comprising:
- a) a surveillance subsystem including at least one surveillance sensor apparatus adapted for detecting birds and issuing a threat alert when detected birds pose a threat to or are subject to a threat from a protected area;
b) a deterrent subsystem including at least one deterrent apparatus adapted for harassing detected birds in response to said threat;
c) a deterrent activation processor, operatively connected to said surveillance subsystem, that receives said threat alert from said surveillance subsystem, said deterrent activation processor being operatively connected to said deterrent subsystem for selecting and activating a subset of deterrent apparatuses of said deterrent subsystem in response to said threat alert; and
d) an information subsystem operatively connected to said surveillance subsystem and said deterrent activation processor for collecting information on bird trajectories or tracks, threat alerts, and deterrent activations and based on the collected information executing at least one activity taken from the group consisting of (i) measuring system effectiveness and avian habituation;
(ii) altering system configuration to reduce habituation;
(iii) interfacing with system operators; and
(iv) calculating a set of data analytics.
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A bird deterrent system includes (i) measurement of bird habituation to activation of deterrent devices and (ii) reduction of habituation through increased selectivity in activating deterrents only for birds posing a threat to or threatened by a protected area, and in particular, those within threat altitudes. The bird deterrent system further provides (iii) analytical data in support of safety management systems, risk management, etc., and (iv) integrated, wide-area radar coverage with multiple virtual intrusion zones providing multiple lines of defense around and over very large protected areas.
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1. A real-time, automated, bird deterrent system comprising:
- a) a surveillance subsystem including at least one surveillance sensor apparatus adapted for detecting birds and issuing a threat alert when detected birds pose a threat to or are subject to a threat from a protected area;
b) a deterrent subsystem including at least one deterrent apparatus adapted for harassing detected birds in response to said threat;
c) a deterrent activation processor, operatively connected to said surveillance subsystem, that receives said threat alert from said surveillance subsystem, said deterrent activation processor being operatively connected to said deterrent subsystem for selecting and activating a subset of deterrent apparatuses of said deterrent subsystem in response to said threat alert; and
d) an information subsystem operatively connected to said surveillance subsystem and said deterrent activation processor for collecting information on bird trajectories or tracks, threat alerts, and deterrent activations and based on the collected information executing at least one activity taken from the group consisting of (i) measuring system effectiveness and avian habituation;
(ii) altering system configuration to reduce habituation;
(iii) interfacing with system operators; and
(iv) calculating a set of data analytics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- a) a surveillance subsystem including at least one surveillance sensor apparatus adapted for detecting birds and issuing a threat alert when detected birds pose a threat to or are subject to a threat from a protected area;
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25. A real-time, automated, integrated bird deterrent system comprising:
- i. a surveillance subsystem including at least two surveillance sensor apparatuses adapted for detecting birds posing a threat to or subject to a threat from a protected area, the antenna coverage volumes of said surveillance sensor apparatuses combining to form a composite coverage volume, said surveillance subsystem being configured to define multiple virtual sub-volumes or intrusion zones in said composite coverage volume within which the detected birds are localized;
ii. a deterrent subsystem including at least two deterrent apparatuses adapted for harassing said detected birds in response to said threat, said deterrent apparatuses being so spaced from one another as to require respective supports, mounts or platforms; and
iii. a deterrent activation processor operatively connected to said surveillance subsystem for receiving a threat alert therefrom when birds that pose a threat to or are subject to a threat from said protected area are detected in one or more of said virtual sub-volumes or intrusion zones, said deterrent activation processor being configured to select any one of a plurality of subsets of said deterrent apparatuses to activate, said deterrent activation processor being operatively connected to each of said deterrent apparatuses separately for activating the selected subset of deterrent apparatuses in response to said threat alert from said surveillance subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- i. a surveillance subsystem including at least two surveillance sensor apparatuses adapted for detecting birds posing a threat to or subject to a threat from a protected area, the antenna coverage volumes of said surveillance sensor apparatuses combining to form a composite coverage volume, said surveillance subsystem being configured to define multiple virtual sub-volumes or intrusion zones in said composite coverage volume within which the detected birds are localized;
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32. A real-time, automated, bird deterrent method comprising:
- operating a surveillance subsystem with at least one surveillance sensor apparatus to substantially continuously monitor a surveillance region to detect birds posing a threat to or subject to a threat from a protected area, the operating of said surveillance subsystem including generating and transmitting a threat alert when said birds posing a threat to or subject to a threat from a protected area are detected, the operating of said surveillance subsystem further including tracking detected birds or flocks and generating trajectories for each of the tracked birds or flocks;
operating a deterrent activation processor to receive threat alerts from said surveillance subsystem, to select at least one deterrent apparatus of a deterrent subsystem in response to each of said threat alerts, and to issue an activation signal for activating said at least one deterrent apparatus;
operating said deterrent subsystem to receive said activation signal from said deterrent activation processor and activate said at least one deterrent apparatus in response to said threat alerts generated by said surveillance subsystem;
operating an information subsystem to collect information from said surveillance subsystem and said deterrent activation processor on bird trajectories or tracks, threat alerts, and deterrent activations; and
executing, based on the collected information, at least one activity taken from the group consisting of (i) measuring system effectiveness and avian habituation;
(ii) altering system configuration to reduce habituation;
(iii) interfacing with system operators; and
(iv) calculating a set of data analytics. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
- operating a surveillance subsystem with at least one surveillance sensor apparatus to substantially continuously monitor a surveillance region to detect birds posing a threat to or subject to a threat from a protected area, the operating of said surveillance subsystem including generating and transmitting a threat alert when said birds posing a threat to or subject to a threat from a protected area are detected, the operating of said surveillance subsystem further including tracking detected birds or flocks and generating trajectories for each of the tracked birds or flocks;
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54. A real-time, automated, bird deterrent system comprising:
- a deterrent subsystem including at least one deterrent apparatus adapted for harassing detected birds in response to a threat alert; and
a deterrent activation processor, configured to receive threat alerts from a surveillance system, said deterrent activation processor being operatively connected to said deterrent subsystem for selecting and activating a subset of deterrent apparatuses of said deterrent subsystem in response to said threat alert, said deterrent activation processor being configured to alter a deterrent apparatus activation protocol in response to an indication of avian habituation received from an information system. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57)
- a deterrent subsystem including at least one deterrent apparatus adapted for harassing detected birds in response to a threat alert; and
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58. A real-time, automated, bird deterrent method comprising:
- operating a deterrent activation processor to receive threat alerts from a surveillance system, to select at least one deterrent apparatus of a deterrent subsystem in response to each of said threat alerts, and to issue an activation signal for activating said at least one deterrent apparatus;
operating said deterrent subsystem to receive said activation signal from said deterrent activation processor and activate said at least one deterrent apparatus in response to said activation signal and in accordance with programmed operational parameters or configuration; and
further operating at least said deterrent subsystem to change the operational parameters or configuration in response to a measurement of system effectiveness and avian habituation. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62)
- operating a deterrent activation processor to receive threat alerts from a surveillance system, to select at least one deterrent apparatus of a deterrent subsystem in response to each of said threat alerts, and to issue an activation signal for activating said at least one deterrent apparatus;
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