Animal Condition Analysis Using Combined Movement and Position Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing animal monitoring systems face difficulties in accurately analyzing animal conditions due to similar movement patterns associated with different conditions, making it challenging to distinguish between various states such as walking, lying, or standing.
Innovation Solution
The system processes electronic information about detected movements and measured positions in combination, using filters and algorithms to interpret and analyze the animal's condition, allowing for improved differentiation between various states by selecting appropriate processing methods based on the data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If movement sensor data is processed alone to analyze animal condition, then processing is simpler, but analysis accuracy deteriorates due to similar movement patterns for different conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines movement sensor data with positioning data (GPS coordinates) to analyze animal conditions. By merging these two data sources, the system achieves more accurate condition recognition than using movement data alone, resolving the contradiction between processing simplicity and analysis accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a spatial dimension (positioning data) to the temporal movement data. This dimensional expansion allows the system to distinguish between similar movement patterns by considering where the animal is located, thereby improving analysis accuracy without significantly increasing processing complexity.
2Measurement precision
If multiple data sources are combined for analysis, then analysis accuracy improves, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-processes and stores positioning data separately before combining it with movement sensor data. This preliminary organization of data reduces the complexity of the combination process, allowing accurate multi-source analysis while maintaining manageable processing requirements.
3Reliability
If position data is transmitted frequently, then real-time monitoring improves, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system transmits positioning and movement data at periodic intervals rather than continuously. This periodic transmission maintains real-time monitoring capability while significantly reducing energy consumption compared to continuous transmission, resolving the contradiction between reliability and energy use.
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AI summary
A system for analyzing a condition of an animal, wherein the system includes at least an identification unit (2.1) which is arranged to be worn by an animal, wherein the identification unit includes a first transmitter unit (4), a movement sensor (6), and a control unit (8) which is communicatively connected with the transmitter unit and the movement sensor, wherein the system further includes a receiver unit (8) and a computer (10) which is connected with the receiver unit and wherein the system further includes positioning means for measuring a position of the identification unit, wherein the control unit is arranged for, in use, storing and/or processing electronic information of movements of the animal which have been obtained with the movement sensor. The system is further arranged to feed positions of the identification unit measured with the aid of the positioning means to the computer and/or the control unit, wherein the computer and/or the control unit is arranged to process the electronic information about detected movements and the electronic information about the measured positions in combination for analyzing the condition of the animal.