Bird Collision Prevention Systems in Passenger Aviation

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present the results of a preliminary analysis of modern methods for preventing collisions between birds and aircraft. The focus was in particular on methods that enable defining the level of threat in passenger aviation and existing solutions for eliminating these threats. The first section defines the level of the existing threat of collision with birds for civil aviation on the basis of collision statistics based on collision reports submitted by pilots. The second chapter describes normative documents on methods intended to reduce the risk of collisions with birds, such as aviation rules and regulations, passenger aircraft certification, bird detection and deterrence systems, procedures of flight crews and air traffic controllers, and the development of bird detection and deterrence methods. Based on the analysis of existing solutions, the third chapter proposes a block diagram of an on-board system reducing the risk of aircraft collisions with birds by determining the level of collision risk and transmitting information about the risk level to the flight crew in order to reduce the effect of surprise among pilots, improve the accuracy of the statistics and operational safety by carrying out a technical inspection of the aircraft after the collision. The final chapter contains conclusions.