Research activities
From field evidence to safer solutions.
Our research activities extend beyond the field study to include publication, invention development, and the engineering of a speed-adaptive optical warning system for bird–glass collision prevention.
Research outputs
Publication and invention.
SPECIES-SELECTIVE OPTICAL WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING AVIAN COLLISIONS WITH STRUCTURES
Prototype development
Building and testing the warning system.
Measure approach
Collect distance readings and estimate movement toward the glass.
Estimate collision timing
Use time-to-collision rather than a single fixed distance to support speed-adaptive activation.
Test performance
Evaluate measurement stability, response behavior, and the prototype’s operating limits.
See the field evidence.
Return to the building assessment, collision-monitoring plan, façade classifications, and photographs from Puget Sound.
View the field study