SBIR Phase II: WIldlife Deterrence from Hazards Using High Brightness Ultraviolet Light

SBIR 第二阶段：使用高亮度紫外线来威慑野生动物免受危害

• 批准号: 1350562
• 负责人: Donald Ronning
• 金额: $ 75万
• 依托单位: Lite Enterprises Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-04-15 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1350562&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; WIldlife; Deterrence

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project represents a new development in man?s ability to keep birds away from the airspace surrounding an airplane or out of the way of the massive rotors of wind turbines. Animals respond to a bright ultraviolet light in the same way as humans respond to a bright flashlight in their eyes. If the light is strong enough, it causes an involuntary behavioral response resulting in the animal being deterred from the area of the light source. Ultraviolet light has the advantage of being visible to most species of animals while being invisible to humans. This Phase II project builds on the Phase I project that demonstrated with 98% confidence that bird behavior is influenced by the presence of the wildlife deterrence system?s bright ultraviolet light in a completely natural environment with no human presence. The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is focused on three high value applications of the wildlife deterrence system. They are renewable alternative energy (wind farms), air transportation (planes and airports), and agriculture (aquaculture and agriculture). Renewable energy is at the top of the U.S. priority list. Wind energy is one of the most promising forms of alternative energy. At the same time, there is an immediate and pressing need to reduce the mortality rate of endangered and protected species at wind farms. A compelling global need for the wildlife deterrence system is exemplified by the aviation industry and the incidence of bird strikes. The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General reported in August 2012 that in the past two decades, wildlife strikes have increased from 1,770 reported in 1990 to 9,840 reported in 2011, a greater than five-fold increase. Thirdly, although not at the level of importance as protection of aircraft and deterrence of birds from wind farm turbine rotors, worldwide seafood demand has grown annually by 8.3 percent since 1970. This means that worldwide aquaculture production has rapidly expanded. Of particularly promising potential are solutions to the mussel farming problems of the international aquaculture industry which is well established in many parts of the world. All producing locations in North America and Europe share a common problem of severe predation loss from diving ducks such as the Common Eider that can be devastating to the mussel producer, with the potential to wipe out an entire crop (100%).

小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第二期项目代表了人类创新研究的新发展。让鸟类远离飞机周围的空域或远离风力涡轮机的巨大转子的能力。动物对明亮的紫外线的反应就像人类对明亮的手电筒的反应一样。如果光线足够强，它会引起一种无意识的行为反应，导致动物从光源区域被吓退。紫外线的优点是大多数动物都能看见，而人类却看不见。第二期工程建立在第一期工程的基础上，第一期工程以98%的信心证明，野生动物威慑系统的存在会影响鸟类的行为。在没有人类存在的完全自然的环境中发出明亮的紫外线。该项目的广泛影响/商业潜力集中在野生动物威慑系统的三个高价值应用上。它们是可再生替代能源（风力发电场）、航空运输（飞机和机场）和农业（水产养殖和农业）。可再生能源是美国优先考虑的问题。风能是最有前途的替代能源之一。与此同时，迫切需要降低风电场中濒危和受保护物种的死亡率。全球对野生动物威慑系统的迫切需求，以航空业和鸟撞事件为例。2012年8月，美国运输部监察长报告称，在过去20年里，野生动物袭击事件从1990年的1770起增加到2011年的9840起，增加了5倍多。第三，尽管不像保护飞机和防止鸟类受到风力涡轮机转子的影响那样重要，但自1970年以来，全球海产品需求每年增长8.3%。这意味着全球水产养殖产量迅速扩大。特别有希望的潜力是解决国际水产养殖业的贻贝养殖问题，这在世界许多地方都是很成熟的。北美和欧洲的所有产地都面临着一个共同的问题，即潜水鸭（如普通绒鸭）的严重捕食损失，这对贻贝生产商来说是毁灭性的，有可能消灭整个贻贝作物（100%）。