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CATTLE SENSING DEVICESMISSI 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
TrackingDevice
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 Collars
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
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