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

这个小企业创新研究(SBIR)二期项目代表着MAN？S在保持鸟类远离飞机周围空域或风力涡轮机巨大转子的方式方面的新发展。动物对明亮的紫外光的反应就像人类对眼睛里的明亮手电筒的反应一样。如果光线足够强，它会引起一种非自愿的行为反应，导致动物被吓跑，不能进入光源区域。紫外光的优势是大多数动物都能看到，而人类却看不到。这个二期项目建立在一期项目的基础上，该项目98%的信心证明，鸟类的行为受到野生动物威慑系统的影响--S在完全自然的环境中，在没有人类存在的情况下，发出明亮的紫外线。该项目更广泛的影响/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(风电场)、空运(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。风能是最有前景的替代能源之一。与此同时，迫切需要降低风电场濒危和受保护物种的死亡率。航空业和鸟撞事件的发生证明了全球对野生动物威慑系统的迫切需求。美国交通部监察长2012年8月报告称，在过去20年中，野生动物罢工事件从1990年的1770起增加到2011年的9840起，增长了五倍多。第三，尽管没有达到保护飞机和威慑鸟类免受风力涡轮机转子影响的重要程度，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，该行业在世界许多地区都有很好的基础。北美和欧洲的所有产地都有一个共同的问题，即潜水鸭的捕食损失严重，这对贻贝生产商来说可能是毁灭性的，有可能摧毁整个作物(100%)。

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%).