@inproceedings{ecbd7692fcac429fbd68417688945f22,
title = "Miniaturized GPS loggers for in-flight measurement of dynamic soaring in albatrosses",
abstract = "Miniaturized GPS loggers were used for measuring dynamic soaring trajectories of free flying albatrosses. For achieving this measurement capability, new in-house developments were accomplished. First, a new method for precise trajectory reconstruction based on processing of L1 GPS carrier phase observations was developed. With this method, the relative precision achievable with low-cost single frequency GPS receivers can be improved from meter to (sub-)decimeter level. Second, miniaturized self contained GPS logging units were developed for in-flight measurement of the bird's position and speed when performing dynamic soaring. The in-flight measurements of dynamic soaring in albatrosses were conducted at the Kerguelen archipelago, southern Indian Ocean. The research was performed in cooperation with the Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive of the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS.",
keywords = "Dynamic soaring, Flight performance of albatrosses, GPS loggers, In-flight measurement",
author = "Gottfried Sachs and Johannes Traugott and Florian Holzapfel",
year = "2010",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies",
publisher = "Budapest University of Technology and Economics",
pages = "15--24",
editor = "Istvan Zobory",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 12th Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies, VSDIA 2010",
note = "12th Mini Conference on Vehicle System Dynamics, Identification and Anomalies, VSDIA 2010 ; Conference date: 08-11-2010 Through 10-11-2010",
}