KR101759203B1 - Normalized BCS(Body Condition Score) Based Decision Support System for Healthier Companion Dog - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a decision-making system for supporting the control of body weight of a dog, which is able to raise a dog in a healthy state by controlling body shape / weight of the dog, , Data on the amount of fed feed depending on whether or not to neutralize and the outline of the normal body model according to breed dogs, sex, pregnancy type, age, age, and neutering of various kinds of dogs, A terminal equipped with an app for providing a weight control program for controlling the amount of exercise and a feed amount for controlling the weight of a dog, and a portable exercise device for exercising a dog by communicating with the terminal, , And when the exercise amount is met, only the amount of feed amount determined in the weight control program It is composed of a smart ball that feeds the feed through only the feed section. It extracts the outline of the dog of a normal body model and allows the user to easily judge the body condition index through the application of the terminal, This is a decision-making system that supports the weight control of a dog that can manage the health of the dog by monitoring the dog at the same time.

Description

(Normalized BCS (Body Condition Score) Based Decision Support System for Healthier Companion Dog)

The present invention relates to a decision-making system for supporting the weight control of a dog, which can raise a dog in a healthy state by controlling the body type / weight of the dog.

Most dog companions have the same feelings of guilt and guilt about being alone at home. When a dog is alone on the Internet, he or she sees the symptoms as seperation anxiety, but the separation anxiety disappears from the crowd, which is a social animal, and there is no confidence in survival and panic of excessive anxiety. Behavioral therapy is needed.

There are many cases where isolation is not an isolation anxiety, but there is no need to be left alone. It is boring, there is no place to relieve energy, there is no place to exert stress, and a guardian can not go out alone It is stress.

The life span of a dog is 10 to 15 years, and it is difficult to live with a guardian for a lifetime.

The quality of life and life expectancy of these dogs depend on the health condition of dogs, and this health condition is closely related to the amount of exercise and feeding of dogs.

In general, dogs become dogs after 9 ~ 24 months of birth, and wild habits of dogs are generated from that time. Of these, overeating is a remarkable wild habit.

The amount of feed for dogs should be controlled considering the weight of dogs, but most dog companions will feed on the basis of the amount of feed they eat yesterday.

For example, in the case of dogs, the number of feeds is once a day, and in the case of disease treatment, it can be twice a day.

In particular, the majority of carers are aware of the need to control feed intake with adequate amounts of exercise, but it is very difficult to do so.

In order to solve such a problem, Korea Patent No. 10-1584671 has been proposed.

The patent (hereinafter referred to as 'Patent Document 1') discloses that a ball can be discharged in various operation modes to exercise a companion animal, as well as to automatically feed a predetermined amount of food while playing with a companion animal, It was possible to obtain the effect of supplying the food even if there was no food.

(Patent Document 1) KR10-1584671 B1 A fat care system capable of automatically exercising and feeding a companion animal

However, in the above-described Patent Document 1, since the system does not provide the intended food but automatically feeds the food at a predetermined time, the weight management of the companion animals can not be systematically performed. Therefore, There is a problem in that it is not possible to obtain effects other than the role of simply feeding the companion animal and the feed of the companion animal.

That is, in Patent Document 1, although it is said that the companion animal can be exercised through the discharge of the ball, and the companion animal can be taken care of by providing the food, if the companion animal does not react because the companion animal is not interested in the discharge of the ball, If the animal feeds regularly in a low activity state, body shape control and weight control of the animal will not be performed properly and the animal will be unable to care for the health of the animal.

In order to solve the above problems, a decision support system for supporting weight control of a dog according to the present invention extracts the outline of a dog of a normal body model and allows a user to easily determine a body condition index through an application of the terminal, The purpose of this study is to provide a decision - making system that supports the weight control of the dogs, which can systematically manage the health of the dogs by monitoring the dogs.

The present invention allows the user to easily understand the health condition of the dog by using the data of the body condition index (BCS: Body Condition Score) for judging the health of the dog according to various conditions and the terminal's app, By administering a weight control program through the will of the user, the health of the dog can be systematically managed.

Especially, the smart ball is operated through the weight control program of the app installed in the terminal, so that the exercise of the dog is performed, and the feedback is performed to monitor the exercise control program. It works by supplying to the dogs so that they can manage the health of the dogs objectively and systematically.

In addition, smartball is a useful invention that can be used as a tool to control the weight of a dog and to be able to emit the stress and energy of the dog, who is suffering from isolation in the house alone.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a decision system that supports weight control of a dog according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a state diagram illustrating a process for selecting a standard body type in the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a state diagram illustrating a state in which a dog is photographed in a plane through a terminal in the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state in which a dog is photographed from the side of the dog through the terminal according to the present invention. FIG.
5 is a flow chart illustrating the flow of a decision system supporting weight control of a dog of the present invention;

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1, the present invention includes a database 10 in which various data are stored and a terminal 20 that is capable of two-way communication with the database 10 and is operated by a user to substantially manage the weight of the dogs And a smart ball 30 that communicates with the terminal 20 and operates through an app installed in the terminal 20 to exercise a dog and feed a feed amount corresponding thereto.

1. Database

In the database 10 of the present invention, data on the amount of feeding of enough amount to control the weight of the dog according to breed, sex, pregnancy, age, age, and neutering is stored.

In other words, in the database 10 of the present invention, the amount of feeding the feed dog to maintain the normal body shape according to the situation of the dog is not only a normal feed type feed amount of a dog, but also a database.

Data on the feeding rate can be obtained through calculation of basal metabolic rate, which has a close correlation with feeding rate.

The method for calculating the basal metabolic rate is the dog feed calorie formula of UC Davis, the largest feeder, and the Walthem formula, the minimum feed.

end. University of California Davis calf formula

Maintenance energy requirement (MER) = 132 x (weight) ^0.75

The maintenance energy requirement (MER) is slightly active in a temperature-neutral environment, the metabolism of the dog is the square of body weight (kg) multiplied by the activity index, 132. This is an indication of sufficient food intake and energy expenditure for MER to maintain weight, not considering whether puppies, pregnancy, or breastfeeding are growing. The calculated MER represents the required energy estimate.

Formula Calculation Calculation Table Activity Level Metabolism (MER) Daily calorie needs (kcal / day) Relatively active 1 × Less active 0.8 x Pregnancy (up to the first 5 weeks) 1 × Pregnancy (last 4 weeks) 1.1 to 1.6 x    Minimum to maximum Lactating 2 to 4 ×    Minimum to maximum Dog (0-50% of dog body weight) 2 to 4 ×    Minimum to maximum Dog (50-80% of male dog body weight) 1.6 x Puppies (80-100% of adult dog body weight) 1.2 × Cold temperatures 1.25 to 2 ×    Minimum to maximum Working dogs (light work) 1.1 x Working dogs (normal work) 1.4 × Working dogs (hard work) 2 to 4 ×    Minimum to maximum

For example, a 10-pound (10 pounds) relatively active daily requirement for adult dogs:

1) Unit conversion

1 lbs = 0.454 kg, so 10 lbs = 4.54 kg

2) Metabolic weight calculation (1kg ^0.75 )

Therefore, the metabolic weight calculation was 4.54 ^0.75 = 3.11 kg

3) MER = 132 x 3.11 = 410.5? 41 kcal

   Metabolic weight multiplied by 132

3.11 x 132 = 410.5 approximately 411 kcal

I. The basic metabolic rate calculation formula of Waltham is as follows

MER = 110 x (body weight) ^0.75

The maintenance energy requirement is calculated by multiplying the squared value of the dog's body weight (kg) by the activity index, which is somewhat lower than UC Davis. So the Walthem formula is often used by dogs for weight control.

Walthem official table where the dog calculates calorie every day Activity level (dog)
[Activity Level (Adult)] Metabolism (MER) Daily calorie needs (kcal / day) Normally 110 x (weight) ^0.75 Active 125 x (weight) ^0.75 Very active 175 x (weight) ^0.75 Old, neutral, inactive 90 x (weight) ^0.75 Working dogs (light work) 130 to 150 x (weight) ^0.75    Minimum to maximum Working dogs (normal work) 150 to 175 x (weight) ^0.75    Minimum to maximum Working dogs (hard work) 175 to 250 x (weight) ^0.75    Minimum to maximum

MERs can vary depending on body condition index (BCS), sex, neutron status, age, activity, and environment. Especially in dogs, the amount of calories consumed to maintain body temperature in winter is high, so it is necessary to control the amount of feed according to the season. It is necessary to provide about 85% of the average amount of feed in the summer and 120% in the winter so that it is necessary to give a little less in summer and more in winter. However, if they share the same space with their caregivers, they will be close to the average feed.

In the present invention, the above two formulas are used appropriately.

For normal or underweight, use data from the UC Davis dog calorie formula. If you are overweight, use data from the Walthem formula. do.

However, if you want to select a program to increase your muscle mass in overweight situations, you can use data from UC Davis' Dog calorie formula.

Here, when operating the program for controlling the feeding rate, it is preferable to operate a program that can distribute the same amount of feed having a smaller amount of energy than to reduce the feed amount.

It is also recommended that high-energy diets be used when low-fat diets are used rather than increasing feed diets.

On the other hand, the outline of the normal body model is stored in the database 10 according to whether it is breed, sex, pregnancy, age, age, or neutering.

In general, the health state of a dog is determined through a body condition score (BCS). In the present invention, the outline of a normal body model, which is a standard model suitable for each situation, is data.

In the present invention, the body condition index (BCS) is measured in accordance with the nutritional evaluation of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA), and the body fat index is measured in a normal body model for body shape management of a dog Create and outline the outline of the text.

The standard models of dog breeds of dogs are shown in Figure 2, comparing the widths of the shoulder, ribs, waist, and buttocks of dogs, and comparing the types of abdominal tucked up in the abdomen, Choose standard dogs from the Standard Model of BCS 5/9 with the help of experts in a tactile way, such as at least fat detection and easy detection of vertebrae and hipbones.

The outline of the plan and the side view is extracted from the selected dog model photograph of the selected standard model, and the standardized model outline according to breed, neutralization, sex, and age, that is, the normalization database is obtained by normalizing for ideal dog breed dog .

2. Terminal

The terminal 20 in the present invention can wirelessly communicate with the above-described database 10 through a server (not shown in the figure), and receives data of the database 10 in various ways, And to provide a weight control program suitable for a dog that the user is using.

That is, the user is activated to allow the user to input friend dog data such as breed dogs, sex, pregnancy, absence, age, and neutering of the dogs he or she is raising to the application of the terminal 20, The outline corresponding to the body shape of the dog is executed.

The outline executed by the camera is displayed not only the outline of the normal body model but also the outline when the body weight is overweight or overweight.

In the present invention, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user by distinguishing the outline through line type or color change in order to distinguish the outlines for displaying the normal body, underweight, and overweight.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the outline of the normal body model is indicated by a green solid line, and in the case of overweight, a line type is constituted by a hidden line, It is possible to easily recognize the body position of the dog by easily changing the color and the line type based on the normal body model by displaying the blue color based on the different types of the line type such as one-dot chain line or two-dot chain line. The camera is displayed in which the outline is displayed.

Accordingly, the user can take a photograph of the dog-type dog raised by the user and store it in the database 20, and compare the outline with the outline displayed in the application to determine whether the weight of the dog is normal in the user or not .

The application can compare the photographs of the body shape of the dog with the outlines and then estimate the body weight with the body condition index and manage the dog with the normal body weight based on the estimated weight state. Can be designed to allow the user to select and implement a number of weight control programs for the exercise time, exercise amount, and feed amount of the dog.

3. Smart Ball

The smart ball 30 practically exercises the dog by utilizing the weight control program planned in the application through the communication of the terminal 20 and the short distance wireless network or 3G data such as the Bluetooth / , As well as monitoring the amount of exercise, and when the desired amount of exercise is reached, the amount of feed planned for the weight control program can be provided to the dog.

Accordingly, in the smart ball 30 of the present invention, the smart ball 30 can be autonomously driven to form a driving part (not shown in the figure) that can move the dog, and at the same time, A momentum sensing means 31 capable of measuring a quantity and a feed supply means 32 capable of feeding feed are formed.

The momentum sensing means 31 includes a gyro sensor 31a and an acceleration sensor 31b for measuring the travel distance and a geomagnetic sensor 31c for correcting the direction when the smart ball 30 loses its directionality do.

For example, when the dog is placed on the smart ball 30, the gyro sensor 31a and the geomagnetic sensor 31c are operated. When the dog moves to the smart ball 30 as a part of the body, And the sensor 31b operates to cumulatively monitor the amount of displacement.

At this time, since the above-mentioned momentum sensing means 31 is not attached to the dog that exercises the exercise, it is possible to correct the error of the sensor using the Kalman filter and convert it into the momentum.

In addition, the above-described feed supply means 32 is configured such that the user can periodically feed the feed, and in particular, does not feed the feed until it senses a certain movement through interlocking with the terminal 20.

The smart ball 30 can be manufactured in various shapes such as a perfect spherical shape, an egg shape, and a rugby ball shape.

Meanwhile, the smart ball 30 described above can operate the user in various modes.

For example, when the user operates the smart ball 30 directly using the terminal 20, the user is in the same space as the smart ball 30 and the friend dog but operates the smart ball 30 directly through the terminal 20 The user can select the automatic mode for allowing the smart ball 30 to autonomously move the dog by using the terminal 20 at a predetermined time when the user is not in the same space and the dog is not in the same space . ≪ / RTI >

Example

First, the decision-making system 100 for supporting the weight control of the dog according to the present invention is a system that can help the user to decide the dog's intention to optimize the dog's health condition as shown in FIG. 5 .

Accordingly, in order to maintain a healthy state through weight control of a dog by using the present invention, an application installed in a terminal 20 of a user capable of wireless communication via a database and a server is executed.

Then, the application requests data on the breed dog, the gender, the pregnancy possibility, the age, the age, and the neutrality of the dog that the user raises. When the user inputs the data of the dog, the data of the outline of the dog .

Here, the above-mentioned outline is data on the standard body shape of the dogs in the case of underweight and overweight as well as the outline of the normal body model.

On the other hand, the outline of the outline of the dog is transmitted to the terminal 10 while the camera 10 is activated, so that the outline is displayed on the camera image so that the dog can be photographed.

Here, when the camera is photographed, the size of the outline is changed according to the difference in distance between the camera and the dog, or the size of the dog is changed so that the outline according to the body shape of the dog is obtained.

If the outline of the body of the user's dog is completed, the outline is compared with the outline of the dog's body, which is raised by the user, in the weight control program.

If the outline of the normal body model matches the outline of the dog's body, it is judged as a normal body shape. If the outline is larger than this, it is judged to be overweight.

According to the comparison of the body shape of the dogs, when the body weight is normal, a plurality of weight control programs in which the exercise program plan and feed amount are adjusted are communicated with the database 20 so that the current state can be maintained. The user can select a desired program.

Also, in the case of the underweight and overweight, a plurality of weight control programs in which the exercise program and the feed amount are controlled in association with the database 10 are displayed so that the user can select a desired program.

Meanwhile, the user-selected weight control program is transmitted to the smart ball 30.

The smart ball 30 operates to concentrate the gaze of the dogs while autonomously driving to give the dogs the planned amount of exercise in the weight control program.

If it is detected that the dog is moved to the smart ball 30 by an artificial force rather than an autonomous driving force, the movement amount of the dog can be sensed by converting it into an exercise amount.

The momentum sensing can be confirmed through the momentum sensing means 31 formed in the smart ball 30. [

The gyro sensor 31a and the acceleration sensor 31b are provided for measuring the moving distance of the moving object by the impact except for the operation in which the autonomous traveling is performed. Or a geomagnetic sensor 31c for finding the direction when the direction is lost due to an impact when the vehicle is driven by an impact.

Accordingly, when the smart ball 30 is operated by the impact of the dog, the momentum sensing means 31 senses the momentum and when the target exercise amount of the weight control program transmitted from the terminal 20 is achieved, The amount of feed to be fed is supplied only by the planned amount of the weight control program of the terminal 20 based on the data of the database 10. [

Here, when it is confirmed that the weight control program is operated for a certain period of time, in the application, the camera mode including the outlines is activated to take a picture of the current state of the current state of the dog who exercised through the weight control program, If the outline according to the body shape of the body is different from the first, the body weight control program corresponding to the body shape is reset in the application, and the body function of the dog is repeatedly maintained and the health of the dog is maintained through the weight management.

In the present invention, as described above, the smart ball 30 can be autonomously driven to manage the weight of a dog, and can be used as a playground of a user or a dog.

That is, when the user operates the terminal 20 to operate the smart ball 30 through the weight control program when the user is not present as described above by operating the terminal 20, The user can adjust the direction of movement of the smart ball 30 through the communication between the smart ball 30 and the terminal 20 so that the user can use the smart ball 30 for play of the dog.

In addition, even if the user has a friend in the same space, the user can switch to the semi-automatic mode when he / she does other work.

The semi-automatic mode allows the smart ball 30 to travel in a predetermined pattern for a unit time when the user operates the terminal 20 so that the user can operate the smart ball 30 even if the user does not play with his / You can give.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And that it is obvious to those skilled in the art.

10: Database
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30: Smart Ball
31: Momentum sensing means
31a: Gyro sensor 31b: Acceleration sensor 31c: Geomagnetic sensor
32: feeding means
50: Decision-making system supporting weight control of dogs

Claims (4)

The amount of diets fed to maintain normal body shape according to the breed of dogs, sex, pregnancy, age, starch, neutralization, dog feed, A database 10 for extracting contour lines of a normal body model according to breed, sex, pregnancy, absence, age, and neutering of various kinds of dogs, and storing the extracted contours;
It is possible to input various types of dog breeds of the dogs raised by the user, such as dog breeds, sexes, pregnancy breasts, no dogs, age dogs, and neuters, and it is possible to input contour data The model is compared with the normal body model and the dog companion photographed by the user to display the current weight status of the dog, which is raised by the user. Based on the data of the database, A terminal 20 in which an app providing a weight control program for controlling the amount of pay is installed;
The exercise amount is measured through the exercise amount sensing means 31 by communicating with the terminal 20 through the weight control program stored in the app, and when the exercise amount moved by the artificial force is detected, And a smart ball 30 for feeding the feed through the feeder 32 only when the amount of exercise is met,
The outline drawn in the photographing mode of the terminal 20 is compared with the data of the normal body model stored in the database 10 to check the weight of the dog by checking the body shape of the dog, The weight control program for adjustment and exercise control is used to maintain the standard weight or target weight of the dog and maintain the achieved weight,
After the initial weight control program is performed through the terminal 20, when the user reaches the predetermined target exercise amount, the photographing mode of the terminal 20 is activated again. If it is determined that the outline of the first dog is different from the outline drawn again, And then sending the result to the smart ball (30) repeatedly to provide a weight control program corresponding to the weight of the dog.
delete The method of claim 1, wherein the smart ball (30) is configured to be capable of autonomous travel,
The momentum sensing means (31)
A gyro sensor 31a and an acceleration sensor 31b for measuring a movement distance moved by an impact excluding an operation in which autonomous travel is performed and a geomagnetic sensor 31a for correcting the direction when the smart ball 30 loses directionality 31c), a decision system that supports weight control of dogs.
The smart ball (30) according to claim 1, wherein the smart ball (30) is a manual mode in which a user operates the smart ball (30) directly using the terminal (20) When the smart ball 30 is not operated in a predetermined pattern when the smart ball 30 can not be operated directly, and when the smart ball 30 is not in the same space as the user and the dog, And a user can selectively use the automatic mode for exercising the dog by using the terminal (20).

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