Abstract: A wildlife deterrence aircraft lighting apparatus includes at least one species deterrent LED to provide non-lethal deterrence of avian species (i.e., birds) within a deterrence area in an immediate flight path of an aircraft. The species deterrent LED may be configured to emit mono-colored light at a wavelength within a sensitivity range of a short-wavelength-sensitive (SWS) photoreceptor of at least one avian species and with a light intensity in at least a portion of the deterrence area sufficient to induce an augmented behavioral response. The lighting apparatus may also control the species deterrent LED(s) and aircraft lighting LED(s) independently and may provide voltage control and temperature control to enable the wildlife deterrence function without interfering with the aircraft lighting functions. The lighting apparatus may further be configured to reduce luminous flux loss and to provide thermal management to accommodate both wildlife deterrence and aircraft lighting functions.

Abstract: Wildlife deterrence methods and systems use mono-colored light within a sensitivity range of a short-wavelength-sensitive (SWS) photoreceptor of a species to be deterred, such as an avian species. The mono-colored light may be generated by one or more high brightness mono-colored light emitting diodes (LEDs) and may be within 25 nm of a peak absorption wavelength of the SWS photoreceptor of the species. The mono-colored light is directed to a deterrence area with an intensity sufficient to cause at least a temporary disruption of visual perception in the species to induce an augmented behavioral response in the species resulting in avoidance of the deterrence area. The mono-colored light may also be generated as intermittent pulses having a duration sufficient to keep a pupil of an eye of the species in a continuous unstable state to prevent light adaption by the species.

Abstract: The system and method of producing an avoidance response in an animal, and more particularly, producing an avoidance response by illuminating the animal with light or sound of sufficient wavelength, intensity, frequency, and duration to create the desired avoidance response in the animal. The system and method of producing top predator behavior to produce an avoidance repose in an animal by utilizing one or more unmanned vehicles in the air, on land and/or in the water where the unmanned vehicles comprise illumination sources.

Abstract: An inspection process and an inspection system (600) that utilize a plurality of residual defect signals 252(1), 252(2), . . . 252(n) to identify and report defects of interest in a copy (116) of a standard (112). The process includes performing a multi-variant defect extraction method (200) that includes applying a number n of pre-determined transforms to both a data file (232) containing the standard and an image file (204) containing the copy of the standard so as to create a plurality of conditioned data files (244(1), 244(2), . . . 244(n)) and a plurality of conditioned image files (216(1), 216(2), . . . 216(n)). The plurality of residual defect signals are extracted from these conditioned files. A defect analysis and reporting method (500) utilizes the residual defect signals to report defects contained in two or more of the residual defect signals.