Method and system for guiding herds through unmanned aerial vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a system for guiding herds by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method for guiding the herds by the unmanned aerial vehicle comprises the following steps: receivingcurrent position information of leading livestock in the herd in real time; determining a current grazing area where the leader livestock is located according to the current position information of the leader livestock; counting the feeding time of the leading livestock in the current grazing area; after the feeding time reaches the preset feeding time, controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle toguide the leading livestock to advance from the current position to the preset position of the next grazing area; receiving current position information of other livestock except the leading livestockin the herd in real time; judging whether the herd has outlier livestock which is not in the next grazing area or not according to the current position information of the other livestock; and if yes,controlling the unmanned aerial vehicle to guide the outlier livestock to enter the next grazing area. The feeding behavior of the livestock is automatically and effectively guided through the unmanned aerial vehicle, the livestock can be prevented from getting lost, the herd management difficulty is reduced, and damage to the grassland caused by excessive grazing is avoided.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of UAV grazing technology, in particular to a method and system for guiding herds by UAV. Background technique [0002] my country's animal husbandry has entered a new stage of development and is transforming from traditional animal husbandry to modern animal husbandry. It is the general trend to build a resource-saving and environment-friendly animal husbandry. [0003] In Northwest China, local residents have lived on herding for a long time. During the grazing process, on the one hand, it is necessary to take care of the livestock and prevent them from being lost, and on the other hand, it is necessary to guide the livestock to feed in multiple grazing areas, so as to avoid damage to a certain pasture resource due to excessive grazing by livestock. Although the area of ​​the local natural grassland is vast, the climate is harsh, the local grazing personnel are few, and the livestock are more and spread over a larg...

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Problems solved by technology

Although the area of ​​the local natural grassland is vast, the climate is harsh, the local grazing personnel are few, and the livestock are more and spread over a larger area. It is difficult for the grazing personnel to fully take care of each animal in management and cannot make full use of the grassland resources. , nor can it guarantee that each animal will get enough pasture throughout the grazing period

[0004] With the gradual development of UAV technology, there are also some attempts to use UAVs for grazing management in the existing technology. Although UAVs can assist in guarding the herds, some grazing personnel can be reduced, but managers still need to monitor the grazing in real time. flock status, the overall effect of grazing management remains limited

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