Ornithological Radar Simulator

The General Partnership Company 3BIRD, in partnership with the Norwegian Company Stable AS implemented a project entitled “Marine research on migrating birds using a stabilized ornithological radar,” conducted under the Norwegian Financial Mechanism. The project aims to bring a new, technology-based service to market by broadening cooperation with the Norwegian company.

An independent research institute - the Institute of Innovation & Technology at Bialystok University of Technology sp. z o.o. - is testing the ornithological radar’s stabilizing unit, the technology developed under the project. The tests consist in measuring the actual compensation for undulation of the stabilized ornithological radar in conditions close to natural. Close to natural conditions were achieved through the use of a 3DOF motion platform, with adequate load capacity parameters and an adequate range of motion, that reproduced the waves at sea. The load resulting from air resistance will be simulated by loading the structure with ballast weights. The essential part of the tests is a discussion of the results of the statistical analysis by a team consisting of representatives of 3Bird, the research institute and the company Stable (project partner).

3BIRD initiated and leads the project. The company runs radar-based ornithological surveys for pre-investment monitoring - especially around offshore wind farms - so a radar that stays accurate on a pitching vessel directly extends how much reliable data it can gather at sea.