Onboard video cameras and instruments to measure the flight behavior of birds
We have recently developed several novel techniques to measure flight kinematic parameters on free-flying birds of prey using onboard wireless video cameras and inertial measurement systems [1]. Work to date has involved captive trained raptors including a Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis), Peregrine...
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| Summary: | We have recently developed several novel techniques to measure flight kinematic parameters on free-flying birds of prey using onboard wireless video cameras and inertial measurement systems [1]. Work to date has involved captive trained raptors including a Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis), Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus). We aim to describe mathematically the dynamics of the relationship between the position, speed, acceleration and orientation of the bird’s body and the position and orientation of its control surfaces. Such models allow us to answer specific questions about the operation of the flight control system, and to make quantitative comparisons between the control systems of different species. Although developed specifically for measuring the behavior of birds in flight, aspects of this method will be applicable to studies of any |
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