Airport Wildlife Hazard Management System

Aviation reports indicate that between the years of 1988 and 2019 there were 292 human fatalities and 327 injuries that had been reported due to wildlife strikes with airplanes. To minimize these numbers a new approach to airport Wildlife Hazard Management (WHM) is presented in the following article...

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Main Authors: Damian Dziak, Dawid Gradolewski, Szymon Witkowski, Damian Kaniecki, Adam Jaworski, Michał Skakuj, Wlodek J. Kulesza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kaunas University of Technology 2022-06-01
Series:Elektronika ir Elektrotechnika
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Online Access:https://eejournal.ktu.lt/index.php/elt/article/view/31418
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author Damian Dziak
Dawid Gradolewski
Szymon Witkowski
Damian Kaniecki
Adam Jaworski
Michał Skakuj
Wlodek J. Kulesza
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description Aviation reports indicate that between the years of 1988 and 2019 there were 292 human fatalities and 327 injuries that had been reported due to wildlife strikes with airplanes. To minimize these numbers a new approach to airport Wildlife Hazard Management (WHM) is presented in the following article. The proposed solution is based on the data fusion of thermal and vision streams which are used to improve the reliability and adaptability of the real-time WHM system. The system is designed to operate in all environmental conditions and provides an advance information of the fauna presence at the airport's runway. The proposed sensor fusion approach was designed and developed using user driven design methodology. Moreover, the developed system has been validated in real case scenarios and previously installed at an airport. Performed tests proved detection capabilities during day and night of dog sized animals up to 300 meters. Moreover, by using machine learning algorithms during daylight the system was able to classify person sized objects with over 90% efficiency up to 300 meters and dog sized objects up to 200 meters. The overall threat level accuracy based on the three safety zones, was 94%.
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spelling doaj.art-3105b91089a445009ffaf1c324dfcb792022-12-22T02:40:44ZengKaunas University of TechnologyElektronika ir Elektrotechnika1392-12152029-57312022-06-01283455310.5755/j02.eie.3141836672Airport Wildlife Hazard Management SystemDamian Dziak0Dawid Gradolewski1Szymon Witkowski2Damian Kaniecki3Adam Jaworski4Michał Skakuj5Wlodek J. Kulesza6Bioseco S.A.Bioseco S.A.Bioseco S.A.Bioseco S.A.Bioseco S.A.EkoaviationInstitute of Mathematics and Nature Sciences, Blekinge Institute of TechnologyAviation reports indicate that between the years of 1988 and 2019 there were 292 human fatalities and 327 injuries that had been reported due to wildlife strikes with airplanes. To minimize these numbers a new approach to airport Wildlife Hazard Management (WHM) is presented in the following article. The proposed solution is based on the data fusion of thermal and vision streams which are used to improve the reliability and adaptability of the real-time WHM system. The system is designed to operate in all environmental conditions and provides an advance information of the fauna presence at the airport's runway. The proposed sensor fusion approach was designed and developed using user driven design methodology. Moreover, the developed system has been validated in real case scenarios and previously installed at an airport. Performed tests proved detection capabilities during day and night of dog sized animals up to 300 meters. Moreover, by using machine learning algorithms during daylight the system was able to classify person sized objects with over 90% efficiency up to 300 meters and dog sized objects up to 200 meters. The overall threat level accuracy based on the three safety zones, was 94%.https://eejournal.ktu.lt/index.php/elt/article/view/31418user driven designimage processingthermal sensorsvision systems
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Dawid Gradolewski
Szymon Witkowski
Damian Kaniecki
Adam Jaworski
Michał Skakuj
Wlodek J. Kulesza
Airport Wildlife Hazard Management System
Elektronika ir Elektrotechnika
user driven design
image processing
thermal sensors
vision systems
title Airport Wildlife Hazard Management System
title_full Airport Wildlife Hazard Management System
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topic user driven design
image processing
thermal sensors
vision systems
url https://eejournal.ktu.lt/index.php/elt/article/view/31418
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