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CATTLE SENSING DEVICES. MISSI CROSS. Sensing Devices in Cattle. Tracking Movement of Cattle with Satellites Mobile Sensing Network for Autonomous Animal Control Virtual Fencing for Cattle. Tracking Movement of Cattle with Satellites . This is very similar to On Star in vehicles
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CATTLE SENSING DEVICES MISSI CROSS
Sensing Devices in Cattle • Tracking Movement of Cattle with Satellites • Mobile Sensing Network for Autonomous Animal Control • Virtual Fencing for Cattle
Tracking Movement of Cattle with Satellites • This is very similar to On Star in vehicles • A collar equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) and radio receivers is put onto cattle • Researchers want to know where and why cattle roam where they do • Also to have a better understanding of cattle grazing behaviors • This would allow ranchers to disperse their cattle more effectively
Collar With Tracking Device
Tracking Movement of Cattle with Satellites • These collars receive information from a constellation of 24 to 30 satellites that may be working at any one time. • With this information it tells within a few meters of where the cattle are at in the field and at what time they were there • It can also track head movement which indicates weather the cattle are eating, sleeping, or walking
Mobile Sensing Network for Autonomous Animal Control • This is a sensing system that is designed to keep bulls from fighting • During breeding season the fighting can result in serious injury and reduce the value of the bull tremendously • This uses electrical stimuli to keep them from fighting
This is a specially designed collar which contains pockets to hold-The FLECK board and Stimuli Board box-2 Batteries-GPS Antenna -Radio Antenna
Mobile Sensing Network for Autonomous Animal Control • This sensing network uses GPS to track the bulls movement • It uses different values of thresholds which indicates if the bull is acting aggressive or not • Once the bull is being aggressive then it triggers electrical stimuli • Which usually makes the bull stop or turn around
Virtual Fencing • The cattle would wear a collar that is designed to carry: • Electronics • GPS • Radio antenna • Batteries • Equipment providing the stimuli (including audio, vibration, light and electrical stimulation)
Virtual Fencing • It gives the cattle warnings as they get close to the fence • Starting with vibrations and progressing to a electrical Stimuli • It may take the cattle a short amount of time to figure out where the virtual fence • Once the cattle know where it is then they will more than likely stay away from it
Virtual Fencing • It would do away with the barb wire and post • The researchers found it worked better when providing the cattle with a visual aid (electric fence), along with the collar