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Monitoring wildlife using long‐endurance solar‐electric UAVs

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
This report discusses the effectiveness of using small solar‐electric UAV (uncrewed aerial vehicles) for aerial wildlife monitoring. We review four years of aerial wildlife monitoring missions using a 5.5‐m wingspan, solar‐electric UAV that was equipped with a gimballed IR/RGB camera.
Götz Bramesfeld, William Bissonnette, Maya Rahaman‐Noronha, Kanwar Johal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research progress in functionally gradient composite materials

Journal of Aeronautical Materials
With advancements in material technology，a surge in research and development has been witnessed for various high-performance materials，including metamaterials，each possessing unique functionalities.
LI Wenzhi, HE Zhiping, CAO Yaoqin
doaj   +1 more source

Micro‐habitat selection by boreal woodland caribou improves access to food

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Bio‐logging sensors attached to radiotelemetry receivers have great potential to transform our understanding of the ecological, physiological, and energetic constraints that shape patterns of wildlife movement under field conditions. We used video camera collars to assess microhabitat selectivity by woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus in boreal forests ...
Ian D. Thompson, Philip A. Wiebe, Arthur R. Rodgers, Douglas Reid, James A. Baker, Brent R. Patterson, Eric McNeill, Romain Dejeante, John M. Fryxell   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parturition timing and the pre‐ and post‐partum behaviour of female moose assessed using animal‐borne video and movement‐based approaches

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Limited information on moose calving behaviour, including parturition timing, cow‐calf interactions, and pre‐ and post‐partum movement patterns hinder our ability to define calving phenology and habitat use. GPS‐collars were deployed on 89 female moose over five years, including eight collars equipped with animal‐borne video and environmental data ...
Mikaela Borgeaud LeBlanc, Manuelle Landry‐Cuerrier, Vincent Brodeur, Murray M. Humphries   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat selection of moose in Sweden in managed boreal forests with Pinus contorta and P. sylvestris

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Human land use can take advantage of using exotic species to increase financial benefits. However, the use of exotic tree species might affect ecosystem functioning, potentially including the habitat use and movement behaviour of animals, modifying their ecological impact, and interactions with human land use.
Maria Bodlund, Fredrik Stenbacka, Fredrik Widemo, John P. Ball, Göran Ericsson, Wiebke Neumann   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal mapping the usable space of free‐roaming equids across the western United States

Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Identification of the inter‐decadal (2010‐2011) enhancement‐degradation gradients in the usable space for wild equid Herd Management Areas in the Great Basin, USA. Abstract Management of feral equids in the American West is hindered by the lack of a formal habitat map and monitoring system.
Alexander Hernandez, Eric Thacker, Kaden Patten, David Stoner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of an Adaptive Landing Gear with Ground Contact Sensing Capability

Nanjing Hangkong Hangtian Daxue Xuebao
To improve the landing capability of helicopters on complex terrain， this paper proposes an adaptive landing gear with ground contact sensing capability.
LI Qi, MIAO Hongtao, YANG Yun
doaj   +1 more source

Modelling the Four‐Dimensional Power Line Sag Dynamics by Point Signature in Time‐Series Synthetic‐Aperture Radar Images

High Voltage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Power lines in synthetic‐aperture radar (SAR) images are reflected as point signatures, which fluctuate annually in both the azimuth and range directions. A novel framework is proposed in this paper to evaluate the four‐dimensional dynamic status of power line sag using those point signatures in time‐series SAR images.
Sijie Ma, Tao Li, Mahdi Motagh, Yan Liu, Yangmao Wen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decision-making support system of civil helicopter maritime search and rescue for people in distress

Hangkong gongcheng jinzhan
Helicopter maritime search and rescue（MSAR）is one of the important components in aviation emergency rescue system. However，the MSAR unit usually analyzes distress information and makes response plans according to previous experience，which lacks the ...
CHEN Zikun
doaj   +1 more source

Value in the ‘valley of the shadow of death’—When the user is no longer the value arbiter

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract The Public Service Logic (PSL) user‐centric perspective on value creation has been one of its main critiques. Scholars argue that for some real‐world applications, such as emergency services, where users cannot engage with service offerings, the PSL must consider the roles of other service actors beyond just facilitators.
Higor Leite, Stephen Osborne
wiley   +1 more source