Project description
Managing bird control at airports safely, efficiently and compassionately
Collisions between birds and aircraft pose a serious threat to passenger and aircraft safety, causing millions in damages, costly delays, and even injury or death. Many current methods of bird strike prevention at airports only offer short-term solutions, while others are inhumane. The EU-funded ROBIRD project intends to develop a scalable business model and validate prototypes for a novel remote-controlled robotic falcon designed to ward off bird populations in airfields. Not only will it contribute to increased flight safety, but it will cut damage expenses and costs of bird control without harming wildlife. It also has the potential to benefit agriculture and the oil and gas industry.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyornithology
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiological behavioural sciencesethologybiological interactions
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics
- social sciencessocial geographytransporttransport planningair traffic management
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinator
CLEAR FLIGHT SOLUTIONS BV
Net EU contribution
€ 50 000,00
Address
Institutenweg 25
7521PH Enschede
Netherlands
7521PH Enschede
Netherlands
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Region
Oost-Nederland Overijssel Twente
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 21 429,00