An unmanned
livestock farming
system and method based on air-ground
collaboration is proposed. This invention constructs a multi-agent collaborative
perception and intervention
system in the air and on the ground, relying on an improved artificial
potential field method to achieve precise autonomous farming planning. It also innovatively integrates UAV-based active
noise reduction technology to specifically eliminate auditory stressors in
livestock caused by rotor
noise during operations. A comprehensive
stress index is calculated by fusing thermal imaging
temperature measurement with
herd movement entropy values, establishing a real-
time stress closed-
loop control mechanism. In captivity scenarios, a three-level
perception system is constructed using fixed RGB-
infrared binocular cameras and a track-based inspection
robot to achieve early health warnings and estrus monitoring of individual feeding, rumination, body temperature, and behavioral abnormalities. This invention also introduces
reinforcement learning and proximal policy optimization algorithms based on human feedback. Using professional feedback from farm workers as optimization signals, the system performs online fine-tuning and iteration of core parameters in parallel in the background, achieving continuous
adaptive evolution of farming and captivity management strategies. Simultaneously, it incorporates a computing power / network degradation mode and a
federated learning privacy protection architecture to balance system robustness,
data security, and low-stress farming effects. This invention solves the industry problems of traditional unmanned
livestock technology, such as large stress interference, poor adaptability, rigid models, and inability to iterate and optimize autonomously. It realizes intelligent unmanned breeding and pen management with high efficiency,
low stress, high adaptability, and sustainable optimization.