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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