RU203609U1 - Active animal ear tag with temperature and movement function based on TI 15.4-Stack protocol - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to sensors for agriculture, namely for animal husbandry, and can be mainly used to monitor the health, fertility and / or welfare of cattle (cattle). The device provides control of the body temperature and activity of the animal through the use of an active ear tag for animals, containing an acceleration sensor, a temperature sensor, a system on a chip containing a microprocessor with a transceiver device. The collection, conversion and transmission of data on body temperature and cattle activity to the base station via the TI 15.4-Stack protocol is carried out. The device transmits information about the state of an individual via a radio channel at a certain frequency and sends a signal about possible deviations in the state of the animal, provides timely the specialist's reaction to changes in the behavior of the animal, makes it possible to prevent the disease of the animal or to isolate it in order to avoid the spread of the focus to other individuals of the herd. 1 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to sensors for agriculture, namely for animal husbandry, and can be mainly used to monitor the health, fertility and / or welfare of cattle (cattle).

Known device for monitoring the health, fertility and / or well-being of a pig (Device for monitoring the health, fertility and / or well-being of a pig). WO2016023926A1 02/18/2016.

The known device contains:

means for measuring the components of the acceleration of the specified device along three orthogonal axes;

means for processing said measurement of acceleration components, said measurement of temperature and said measurement of oxygen saturation of blood flowing in said ear, comprising

means for generating a radio communication signal, configured to generate said signal upon detection of said disease state, said lameness, said warm state, or said preparative phase of said pig;

means for transmitting said generated signal to a relay manifold or terminal.

The disadvantages of the known device are its low energy efficiency and the inability to promptly correct the algorithm for determining the state of animals.

These disadvantages are due to the fact that the analysis of data on the state of the monitored animal occurs in the data collection device, which does not allow promptly changing the algorithm for analyzing the state of the animal and reduces the operating time from the device's power element (s) and / or increases the mass of the device due to the use of larger batteries. capacity.

A device for monitoring cattle for illness is also known. US20150282457A1 8.10.2015.

The known device contains:

animal temperature sensor;

accelerometer;

means for transmitting measured data by radio communication.

The disadvantages of the known device are the inability to promptly correct the algorithm for determining the state of animals and low energy efficiency.

This disadvantage is due to the fact that the analysis of data on the state of the monitored animal takes place in the data collection device, which does not allow promptly changing the algorithm for analyzing the state of the animal and reduces the operating time from the device's power element (s) and / or increases the mass of the device due to the use of larger batteries. capacity.

Also known is a device for veterinary monitoring of cattle and other livestock (Cattle and other veterinary monitoring). US10045511B1 08/14/2018.

The known device contains:

animal temperature sensor;

accelerometer;

means for transmitting measured data by radio communication.

The disadvantages of the known device are the inability to promptly correct the algorithm for determining the state of animals and low energy efficiency.

This disadvantage is due to the fact that the analysis of data on the state of the monitored animal takes place in the data collection device, which does not allow promptly changing the algorithm for analyzing the state of the animal and reduces the operating time from the device's power element (s) and / or increases the mass of the device due to the use of larger batteries. capacity.

There is also a theoretical description of a device for tracking and monitoring using combined wireless technology and geofencing (Tracking and monitoring of animals with combined wireless technology and geo-fencing). US2019110441A1 18.04.2020.

A known device may contain:

animal temperature sensor;

Motion Sensor;

means for transmitting measured data by radio communication.

The disadvantage of the known device is the lack of the possibility of practical implementation of the described functions in one device at the present level of technology development in acceptable for operation weight and size parameters.

This disadvantage is due to the fact that the patent US 2019110441 A1 is a collector of methods, technologies and solutions described in other sources, including patented ones.

The technical result achieved by the claimed utility model is to increase energy efficiency, which makes it possible to operate the device for a long time from a chemical current source without maintenance. This technical result provides the use of an energy efficient data transfer protocol TI 15.4-Stack, an energy efficient microcontroller combined with a transceiver device and energy efficient sensors.

The device monitors the body temperature and activity of the animal. This problem is solved by using an active ear tag for animals containing an acceleration sensor, a temperature sensor, a system on a chip containing a microprocessor with a transceiver device. The collection, transformation and transmission by radio communication, using the TI 15.4-Stack protocol, data on body temperature and cattle activity to the base station is carried out.

The task to be solved by the claimed utility model is to increase the energy efficiency of the device, which determines at an early stage deviations associated with the health of cattle, and also determines the readiness of animals for mating without the use of hormonal drugs. Timely implementation of the procedure for insemination of a cow ensures both the appearance of offspring and an increase in the efficiency of milk production.

For farmers who own a large number of dairy cattle, faced with the problem of untimely attention to the animal, associated, among other things, with the dishonesty of the responsible employee, which entails the loss of a large amount of milk due to the disease of the animal, and often its death ...

The claimed device - an active ear tag for animals with the function of measuring temperature and movement, based on the TI 15.4-Stack protocol - transmits information about the state of an individual over a radio channel with a certain frequency and sends a signal about possible deviations in the state of the animal, provides a timely response of a specialist to changes in behavior animal, makes it possible to prevent the disease of the animal or to isolate it in order to avoid the spread of the outbreak to other individuals of the herd, which gives a visible economic effect.

The use of the claimed utility model in comparison with known devices makes it possible to ensure long-term operation of the device from a chemical current source without maintenance. Due to the achievement of the technical result - the energy efficiency of the declared device, there is no need for frequent replacement of the battery or the entire ear tag.

The essence of the device is illustrated by a drawing. The figure is a block diagram of an active animal ear tag with temperature and motion measurement, based on the TI 15.4-Stack protocol.

An active animal ear tag with temperature and motion measurement based on the TI 15.4-Stack protocol contains:

temperature sensor (s) of the controlled object (2, Fig.);

acceleration sensor (s) (3, Fig.) registering (e) the activity of the animal;

a system on a chip (1, Fig.) that receives data from sensors and transmits them using the TI 15.4-Stack protocol via radio communication.

The device is a plastic case, in which a printed circuit board is installed, protected by a moisture-resistant compound. The printed circuit board contains temperature (2, fig.) And acceleration (3, fig.) Sensors, a system on a chip (1, fig.), An antenna (4, fig.), A power source and auxiliary radio elements.

The device works as follows: the system on a chip (1, fig.) Interrogates the temperature sensor (s) (2, fig.) And the acceleration sensor (s) (3, fig.), Processes the information received from the sensors and transmits it via the TI protocol 15.4-Stack, via radio communication through the antenna (4, Fig.), To the base station.

Claims (1)

An active ear tag for animals with a temperature and motion measurement function, containing a printed circuit board installed in a plastic case, protected by a moisture-resistant compound, with temperature and acceleration sensors installed on it, a power supply, an antenna and a system on a chip that transmits the received data via radio communication, and characterized in that it contains an energy efficient microcontroller, combined with a transceiver device, and the TI 15.4-Stack protocol is used for radio communication.

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