C. H. Brighton

Obstacle avoidance in aerial pursuit

This study shows how Harris hawks avoid collisions during prey pursuit by combining continuous target feedback with discrete feedforward steering corrections.

Visual versus visual-inertial guidance in hawks pursuing terrestrial targets

This study tests if Harris hawks can use visual information alone to model their pursuit of terrestrial targets, finding that visual-only models fit data as well as visual-inertial models.

Steering clear of the confusion effect: aerial predators target fixed points in dense prey aggregations

The paper shows that aerial predators target fixed points in dense prey aggregations rather than individual prey, simplifying their sensory demands and increasing the likelihood of confusion effects in sparse groups.

Optimization of avian perching manoeuvres

The paper shows that Harris hawks optimize perching by minimizing distance flown under hazardous conditions, not time or energy, using motion capture and flight dynamics modeling.

Attack behaviour in naïve Gyrfalcons is modelled by the same guidance law as in Peregrines, but at a lower guidance gain

The paper models the attack behavior of Gyrfalcons using proportional navigation guidance law with lower gain compared to Peregrines, promoting tail-chasing behavior.