Behavior & Deterrence Analysis
- Complexity:
- Medium
Description
Acoustic Deterrence
Camera detections were used to evaluate bird behavior around automated acoustic deterrence events.
Trajectories before and after warning or dissuasion signals were compared to determine whether a measurable change in flight direction could be observed and whether the bird subsequently moved away from the rotor area.
Trajectory Comparison
The analysis considered indicators including changes in heading, relative proximity to the turbine and differences between trajectories exposed and not exposed to deterrence.
Because the camera systems relied on a single viewpoint, these measurements were treated as image-based trajectory and proximity indicators rather than true 3D positions.
Flight-Pattern Analysis
For radar data, KMeans clustering and statistical analysis were used to identify recurring trajectory patterns and characterize bird movements around the wind turbines.
