Missile Pigeons
Homing missile derived from Project Pigeon (also called Orcon project). This project is of Burrhus Frederic Skinner experiment, a psychologist and behavior analyst with the United States to develop a missile system that is directed (guide) with pigeons during World War II.
Missile nose cone is divided into three compartments, each filled with pigeons.
The main concept is to divide the nose cone (the cone-shaped front missile) into three compartments equipped with a lens which will project an image of the target to the front of the screen. In each compartment will be placed in charge of a dove which guides the missile to the target (the target of warship plans). When the target is already visible on the screen, the pigeons would peck the target image on the screen. If 2 or 3 pigeons pigeon pecks to the center of the screen, meaning the direction of the missile is right, but if not 2-3 pigeons pecked the center of the screen through which the sensor is connected to the flight control missile, the missile will turn toward the direction of the pigeon pecks.
Because of this concept requires a fast response and pigeons must recognize its target, these pigeons had previously been trained to peck the target image, once they will be given a peck of corn, the faster the more peck of corn were obtained. However, due to constrained funding issues and the United States government would prefer to develop electronic guidance system, the project was eventually canceled.
Homing missile derived from Project Pigeon (also called Orcon project). This project is of Burrhus Frederic Skinner experiment, a psychologist and behavior analyst with the United States to develop a missile system that is directed (guide) with pigeons during World War II.
Missile nose cone is divided into three compartments, each filled with pigeons.
The main concept is to divide the nose cone (the cone-shaped front missile) into three compartments equipped with a lens which will project an image of the target to the front of the screen. In each compartment will be placed in charge of a dove which guides the missile to the target (the target of warship plans). When the target is already visible on the screen, the pigeons would peck the target image on the screen. If 2 or 3 pigeons pigeon pecks to the center of the screen, meaning the direction of the missile is right, but if not 2-3 pigeons pecked the center of the screen through which the sensor is connected to the flight control missile, the missile will turn toward the direction of the pigeon pecks.
Because of this concept requires a fast response and pigeons must recognize its target, these pigeons had previously been trained to peck the target image, once they will be given a peck of corn, the faster the more peck of corn were obtained. However, due to constrained funding issues and the United States government would prefer to develop electronic guidance system, the project was eventually canceled.