Demonstration of Autonomous Aerial Acoustic Recording Systems to Inventory Department of Defense Bird Populations

Abstract

This demonstration project addressed the Department of Defense need for innovative technology for monitoring avian populations in inaccessible areas. This report presents results from field validation tests for an autonomous aerial acoustic recording system, a helium-filled weather balloon that transported an instrument payload over inaccessible areas (e.g., ordnance impact areas) to record avian vocalizations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 10, 2021
Accession Number
AD1124578

Entities

People

  • David A. Buehler
  • David R. Smith
  • Emily Hockman
  • John B. Wilkerson
  • Richard A. Fischer
  • Stacy Worley
  • Stephanie Prevost

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center
  • University of Tennessee system

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Recording Systems
  • Birds
  • Cells
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Data Analysis
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Eutrophication
  • Forests
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Munitions Testing
  • Recording Systems
  • Tickborne Diseases
  • Ticks
  • United States
  • Wildlife

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.