SOSTRAY app &Ultrasonic Protection

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The animal chosen

• All (stray) animals we may encounter on the road with cars:

• dogs• Cats• foxes• hedgehogs• turtles• snakes• Bears etc.

The Problem• Thousands of stray animals beaten in the

streets by cars (often with human victims)• Accidents with vehicles • Damages• Stray animals is a problem in a lot of cities• Difficulties in collecting injured animals. Who

is responsible and who notifies the person in charge?

Existing situation• In a lot of countries nothing substantial is

done today• The animal is collected IF someone in charge

sees it or if someone informs the local authorities

• Risk of other accidents - infections• Solutions only for specific areas eg fences for

bears, not enough• Signaling for pets in a few cases

The research(1)• Visit a pet shop• Internet - Books• Visit to Technical School of Evosmos and

discussion with teachers• Visit by experts from the municipality of Kordelio

- Evosmos• Information from a workshop for stray animals• Contact with a technician for Android apps• Presentation by IT professor of our school

The research(2)• Solution with infrared sensor was rejected because:

1. Infrared do not detect only animals - difficult to distinguish the animals

2. Alert delays especially if a car is traveling at high speed so there is not enough time to react

3. It has a relatively short range

4. Risk of interference• Locating the animal through a magnetic field (animals

with chip) was rejected because:

1. Its range is very short so there is no result

2. It is difficult to implement

3. High cost

The solution(1)

• EDUCATION • Correct driving behavior• Traffic law compliance

The solution(2)

• Powerful Repellent for cats and dogs (and other animals) using ultrasound (cost about € 40-50). Repels pigeons, dogs, cats, foxes, rodents, deer, etc.) Ultrasound (frequencies 17-40 KHz) that animals perceive as danger.

• DOES IT WORK?• The animals hear sounds in a different range than humans.

Man hears frequencies up to 20 kHz.

Repulsion with ULTRASOUND

ΕΙΔΟΣ (κατά προσέγγιση) Εύρος συχνοτήτων (Hz)

Human 20-20,000

Dog 67-45,000

Cat 45-64,000

Cow 23-35,000

Horse 55-33,500

Sheep 100-30,000

Rabbit 360-42,000

Rat 200-76,000

Mouse 1,000-91,000

Hedgehog 250-45,000

Bear 400-50,000

Ferret 16-44,000

Horse 55-33,000

The solution(2)

• COMPLETELY harmless to humans and animals (sound waves)

• Low power consumption (2.5 W)• Long range (sound speed 1,224 km / h)• And if you put it in the car?• ONLY one is enough.• It may disturb the animals in the cities.• Automatically activated by SOSTRAY application (or

manually) into "hazardous" areas outside cities.

The solution(3)• Mobile application: SOSTRAY (prevention and recording

accidents with animals)• There is a similar app: Waze• Link to Google Maps (free).• Automatic update of the responsible authority of each

municipality (position identification via GPS).• Records incidents and create black spots maps. You can

record not only accidents but also "near misses" accidents.

• Alerts the driver when entering a dangerous area.• Labeling proposals in the field.• All with two clicks!

Does Waze allow free use of the data?

• YES! The map data is already available and can be used for free for non-commercial purposes. Developers can communicate and have access to real-time APIs. In the future more data will be given to use.

The innovation• There are similar applications, but ...• NONE of them* creates maps that keep in the

file data that shows the degree of risk areas.• NONE of them* automatically alerts (via SMS

or e-mail) the responsible authorities.• NONE of them* triggers automatic protection

systems.

* than we know

The solution(4)

• Brand easily recognizable SOSTRAY• Mark for traffic signals on a road where

accidents with animals often occur.• Relatively low cost (server function - code).

Approximately € 5,000 + operating costs. It requires programming knowledge we do not have.

• Possibility of financing by insurance companies.

The contradiction

• Distracts drivers and causes further accidents.• It requires Internet to function.• A lot of people must be involved.• Ultrasound does not always turn away

animals.

ANSWERS?

Diffusion• Contact with the local authorities of the city of

Kordelio-Evosmos and Chalcedon• Creating an information website:

http://kidblog.org/evobots • Presentation on a tv show (Pella TV and

Halkidona WebTV)• Presentation on radio show• Entry on the blog

http://dimoshalkidonas.blogspot.gr

The future - other proposals• Recording animal habits with the use of GPS.• Labeling of dangerous situations for both humans

and animals.• Detection of dead animals using microchip already

implanted in them.• Installation of system with rubber lining on the car

bumpers to repel animals falling on them so they are not injured or killed by the collision. Research is needed for the material.

• Protection even of the insects hitting the windscreen

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

THINK LIKE EVOBOTS

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

THINK LIKE CATS AND DOGS (and like any other animal)

THANK YOU• Mrs. Kazantzidou and Mrs. Kampantai• Mr. Giannakis• Mr. Costas Stogiannaris• The director and teachers of our school K. Konstantinou, Mr.

Neophytos, Mr. And Mrs Vasiliadou. Knava• Teachers of Technical School of Evosmos• The owner of the pet shop Kondor• The team Little Robots• Our parents and• Everyone else who helped us