US Patent:
20160055400, Feb 25, 2016
Inventors:
- Louisville CO, US
Aaron COPPAGE - Louisville CO, US
Jason DeSALVO - Louisville CO, US
Ryan LUTTRELL - Louisville CO, US
Jason LUTTRELL - Louisville CO, US
International Classification:
G06K 9/62
H04N 5/247
G06K 9/46
G06T 7/00
G06T 7/40
F03D 11/00
H04N 13/02
H04N 5/225
F03D 1/06
F03D 7/02
F03D 7/04
H04N 5/232
G06T 7/20
Abstract:
Provided herein are detection systems and related for detecting moving objects in an airspace surrounding the detection system. In an aspect, the moving object is a flying animal and the detection system comprises a first imager and a second imager that determines position of the moving object and for moving objects within a user selected distance from the system the system determines whether the moving object is a flying animal, such as a bird or bat. The systems and methods are compatible with wind turbines to identify avian(s) of interest in airspace around wind turbines and, if necessary, take action to minimize avian strike by a wind turbine blade.
