Air-to-Air and Air-to-Ground Attack Strategies in Trained Birds of Prey

The aim of this research was to analyse the strategies used by two species of birds of prey (peregrine falcons Falco peregrinus and Harris hawks Parabuteo unicinctus) during air-to-air and air-to-ground attacks, from the perspective of guidance and control. This was done experimentally for three tes...

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Main Authors: Taylor, Graham K, Thomas, Adrian L, Brighton, Caroline H
Other Authors: OXFORD UNIV (UNITED KINGDOM) DEPT OF ZOOLOGY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Biology
Navigation and Guidance
*BIRDS
*CONTROL
*GUIDANCE
ACCURACY
AIR TO AIR
AIR TO SURFACE
ATTACK
DATA PROCESSING
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
POSITION(LOCATION)
RECORDING SYSTEMS
STRATEGY
TARGETS
VELOCITY
EOARD(EUROPEAN OFFICE OF AEROSPACE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT)
AVIAN GROUND ATTACK
AVIAN ATTACK STRATEGIES
PEREGRINE FALCONS
AIR-TO-GROUND ATTACKS
HARRIS HAWKS
AIR-TO-AIR ATTACKS
GPS(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
PE61102F
Falconer
Falco peregrinus
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA622822
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA622822
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Summary:The aim of this research was to analyse the strategies used by two species of birds of prey (peregrine falcons Falco peregrinus and Harris hawks Parabuteo unicinctus) during air-to-air and air-to-ground attacks, from the perspective of guidance and control. This was done experimentally for three test cases: 1. Peregrine attacks on targets thrown to the ground by a falconer; 2. Harris hawk attacks on targets towed over the ground at high speed along a zigzagging course of pulleys; 3. Peregrine attacks on targets towed through the air by a maneuvering remotely piloted air vehicle. We used onboard GPS loggers or high-speed video cameras to provide accurate measurements of the instantaneous position of the bird and its target (typically 0.05m error), and used ground- based video cameras and onboard video cameras to provide qualitative recordings of head, wing, or tail movements. The original document contains color images.

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