I. Airport bird‑strike prevention is transitioning from “manual patrols” to “system‑based control.”

Airport bird‑strike prevention and control is no longer a matter of deploying individual devices; it now demands an integrated approach that prioritizes rapid target detection, high‑accuracy identification, efficient coordinated response, and robust data analysis. Traditional manual patrols offer limited coverage, with delayed detection and response, making it difficult to meet modern airports’ requirements for all‑weather, full‑area, visual, and traceable bird‑management.

The core value of the avian‑situation detection, monitoring, and deterrence system lies not merely in “detecting birds” or “repelling them,” but in integrating bird detection, species identification, risk assessment, coordinated deterrent actions, and data accumulation into a single platform—enabling bird‑damage prevention to shift from reactive response to proactive early warning and continuous optimization.

II. System Overall Architecture: Composite Sensing + Active Jamming + Platform Management

The Soske avian‑situation detection, monitoring, and deterrence system adopts an integrated architecture of “composite sensing + active interference + human–machine collaboration + centralized platform management,” comprising three primary subsystems: the detection subsystem, the response subsystem, and the display‑and‑control subsystem. The detection subsystem includes bird‑detection radar, a dual‑spectral cooled thermal‑imaging pan‑tilt unit, electro‑optical identification equipment, and an intelligent analysis and recognition module; the response subsystem comprises laser bird‑deterrent devices, bird‑deterrent vehicles, gas cannons, sonic‑wave cannons, and directional high‑intensity acoustic bird‑deterrent systems; the display‑and‑control subsystem features an avian‑situation analysis platform, a GIS map‑display module, an alarm and interlock control module, and a data‑storage and playback module.

The key to this architecture lies in establishing a closed-loop system: front-end devices detect and confirm targets, the platform handles analysis and dispatch, deterrent systems carry out on-site response, and backend data supports long-term optimization. For airports, critical low-altitude protection zones, and ecologically sensitive areas, this integrated architecture is particularly well-suited for continuous monitoring and digital management.

III. Workflow: Detection, Identification, Analysis and Assessment, Removal, and Retention

The system workflow can be divided into five steps.

Step 1: Target Detection. Bird‑detection equipment continuously scans the airport’s runways, taxiways, clear zones, grassy areas, water bodies, and surrounding critical zones. Upon identifying suspected avian targets, it outputs information such as bearing, distance, altitude, and speed.

Step two: identification and tracking. The system integrates a dual‑spectrum cooled thermal imaging pan‑tilt unit with electro‑optical recognition equipment to lock onto, identify, zoom‑in on, track, and capture snapshots of the target.

Step 3: Risk Assessment. The platform conducts a comprehensive analysis based on the target’s location, movement trajectory, species type, time period, regional characteristics, and risk level, thereby generating avian‑related early warnings and response recommendations.

Step 4: Coordinated Response. The system can, in accordance with preconfigured strategies, activate laser bird‑deterrent devices, directional loudspeakers, bird‑control vehicles, or other bird‑deterrence equipment, and it can also alert on-site personnel to proceed to designated locations for intervention.

Step 5: Data Accumulation. The system stores video, image, alarm, removal, trajectory, and heat‑map data, providing a foundation for subsequent analysis, strategy optimization, and annual bird‑deterrence recommendations.

IV. Goal Search: Addressing the Issue of “Delayed Discovery”

Bird activity is characterized by its sudden onset and dispersed nature, making it difficult to achieve comprehensive, round-the-clock, continuous monitoring through manual patrols alone. The avian‑situation detection system focuses on airport runways and key surrounding areas, enabling low‑altitude target detection and alerting while supporting 360° all‑directional intrusion monitoring. The system can output critical parameters such as the bearing, range, altitude, and speed of avian targets, and automatically interfaces with tracking equipment to initiate the target‑confirmation process.

For airport bird‑strike prevention, early detection is critical. Only by promptly determining the direction, distance, and altitude of bird flocks can sufficient time be gained for subsequent identification, early warning, and dispersal.

V. Target Tracking and Recognition: Addressing the Issue of “Seeing but Misjudging”

Once the system detects a suspected target, it can automatically initiate a tracking sequence, maintaining continuous lock-on, enabling dynamic zoom, and performing anti‑jamming tracking. As the target moves, the system dynamically adjusts the pan‑tilt unit’s angle and the lens focal length based on changes in the target’s size and position, ensuring that the target remains within an optimal field of view for observation and identification.

Bird‑related situation recognition not only determines “whether it is a bird,” but also further analyzes the species, population size, flight trajectory, activity area, and risk level. The system supports subspecies identification, displays target trajectories, locations, and imagery in real time on a GIS map, and enhances the visualizability of bird‑related management through bird‑situation snapshots, heat maps, and an optimization mechanism for recognition results.

VI. Coordinated Dispersal: Addressing the Issues of “Slow Response and Difficult-to-Assess Outcomes”

The avian‑situation detection, monitoring, and deterrence system not only detects and identifies bird activity but also generates coordinated response recommendations based on the level of threat. For different tiers of avian‑related risks, the platform can dispatch bird‑deterrent vehicles, alerting them to proceed to designated locations to stand by for deployment, and supports integration with equipment such as directional loudspeakers, gas cannons, sonic‑wave cannons, and laser bird‑deterrent devices.

This integrated approach helps mitigate the limitations of relying solely on human expertise. The system can select the most appropriate response based on bird‑strike location, risk level, and predefined strategies, thereby combining manual intervention with automated coordination.

VII. Bird‑Related Situation Analysis “One‑Map” Approach: Making Bird‑Protection Efforts Visual and Traceable

A longstanding challenge in traditional bird‑deterrence efforts is the difficulty of quantifying both the deterrent measures themselves and their effectiveness. The system provides a centralized overview of bird species, activity patterns, occurrence zones, and damage levels, presenting the overall avian situation in a single‑map format. The platform supports the visualization of radar tracks, electro‑optical imagery, flight altitudes, distances, directions, timestamps, species identities, flock sizes, and risk ratings for high‑risk bird species, while leveraging heat maps and statistical charts to help users track trends in avian activity.

This type of data accumulation is crucial for airport bird‑control efforts. It enables management to identify areas with frequent avian activity, time periods of heightened risk, and the most effective deterrent methods, thereby providing a solid basis for the next phase of mitigation measures and annual bird‑deterrence recommendations.

VIII. Typical Application Scenarios

The bird‑detection, monitoring, and deterrent system is primarily suited for the following scenarios:

1. Bird activity monitoring of airport runways, taxiways, airfield areas, and obstacle-free zones;
2. Long-term monitoring of grasslands, water bodies, ditches, and insect‑aggregation areas surrounding the airport;
3. Key protection areas that are sensitive to low‑altitude, slow‑moving small targets;
4. A bird‑strike prevention project is required that achieves unified platform access, centralized management, data visualization, and assessable outcomes.

For scenarios such as airports, power facilities, key industrial parks, and low‑altitude protection zones, bird‑strike prevention can no longer rely solely on “manual patrols plus ad hoc deterrents”; instead, it is more effective to deploy an integrated system that combines detection, identification, interlocking, recording, and analysis.

Summary

The core of the avian‑hazard detection, monitoring, and deterrence system lies not merely in installing bird‑deterrent devices, but in establishing a closed‑loop framework that integrates detection, identification, risk assessment, deterrent deployment, and data analysis. The Sosker avian‑hazard detection, monitoring, and deterrence system leverages bird‑radar sensors, dual‑spectral cooled thermal‑imaging pan‑tilt units, an intelligent analytics platform, and a suite of bird‑deterrent technologies to help airports and critical low‑altitude protection sites enhance the proactivity, precision, and sustainability of their avian‑hazard management.

Corresponding Device Orientation (Important)

For different application scenarios, common corresponding device orientations include:

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• Remote-Controlled Laser Bird-Repellent Rotating Platform: SSK/NW-GL
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