Bird detection radar has a crucial application in airports, mainly reflected in the following aspects:
First, bird strike prevention
Real-time monitoring and early warning
Bird detection radar can monitor the location, altitude, speed and flight direction of birds in the airport airspace in real time. It can scan large areas of airspace, such as a radius of several kilometers, and immediately alert birds as soon as they enter dangerous areas near airport runways.
This early warning system can allow the airport's bird repellent staff to take timely action, such as starting bird repellent equipment, dispatching bird repellent vehicles, etc. Alerts can be communicated in a variety of ways, including audible alarms, bird location information displayed on a monitoring screen, and alerts sent to a staff member's mobile terminal.
Bird strike risk assessment
Based on the data provided by the bird detection radar, the airport can quantitatively assess the risk of bird strikes. By analyzing the activity rules of birds, such as peak hours and frequent areas of birds, airports can be divided into different risk levels.
For example, statistics show that bird activity is frequent in the early morning and evening every day, and the wetland and forest areas near the runway and the airport are often where birds appear, these times and areas will be classified as high-risk areas. According to the results of risk assessment, the airport can rationally arrange bird repellent resources and strengthen preventive measures in a targeted manner.
2. Flight scheduling
Assist take-off and landing decision making
The risk of bird strikes is greatest during takeoff and landing. Data from bird detection radar can be fed to air traffic control to help controllers make take-off and landing decisions. If radar detects a gathering of birds near the runway, controllers can delay takeoff or direct incoming aircraft to hover in the air until the job is done, reducing the chance of a bird strike.
For example, when the bird detection radar shows that a flock of pigeons is flying across the direction of the runway, the controller can inform the pilot to delay the landing in time, and direct the airport bird repellent personnel to chase away the runway airspace before allowing the aircraft to land.
Optimize flight path planning
Bird detection radar can not only monitor birds near the runway, but also monitor the wider airspace around the airport. Through long-term data accumulation and analysis, airports can understand the overall situation of bird activities in the airspace around the airport, and try to avoid areas with frequent bird activities when planning aircraft inbound and outbound routes.
This can reduce the chance of aircraft encounters with birds, improve flight safety, but also avoid the risk of bird strikes caused by flight delays, improve the efficiency of airport operations.
Third, the effect evaluation of bird repellent measures
Evaluate the effectiveness of bird repellent equipment
Airports are usually equipped with a variety of bird repellent equipment, such as acoustic bird repellent, gas cannons, bird repellent scarecrows, and so on. The bird detection radar can monitor the bird activity before and after the bird repelling equipment is started, and evaluate the effectiveness of the bird repelling equipment by comparing the behavior changes of the birds.
For example, when the acoustic bird repellent is turned on, the bird detection radar can observe whether the bird leaves the area, the speed and direction of departure, etc. If it is found that birds do not respond significantly to a certain type of bird repellent equipment, the airport can consider replacing or adjusting the bird repellent strategy.
Optimize bird repellent strategy
According to the bird activity information provided by the bird detection radar and the feedback of the bird drive effect, the airport can continuously optimize the bird drive strategy. For example, knowing that some birds are sensitive to specific frequencies of sound waves, you can adjust the frequency setting of the acoustic bird repeller; If it is found that birds tend to gather in certain areas, the number of bird repellent equipment in these areas can be increased or the patrol can be strengthened.