Automated Animal Vaccination Data Recording via Capacitive Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
In herd husbandry, accurately documenting animal vaccinations and medication administration is challenging due to animal movement and stress, leading to potential errors in medication delivery and incomplete vaccination records, especially in large herds.
Innovation Solution
A network system where a transmitter and receiver, integrated with the animal's skin, automatically records the identity of the manipulator and the animal, ensuring data integrity by only transmitting data after successful manipulation, and using an electronic animal tag for data storage and retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual data recording is used during animal medication, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but data completeness and accuracy deteriorate due to animal movement and stress
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical data recording with an automated electronic data transmission system. The vaccination gun automatically transmits data via the animal's body to a receiver, eliminating the need for manual writing and ensuring complete, accurate recording even when animals move or experience stress.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service data recording where the vaccination gun automatically captures and transmits medication data without requiring manual intervention. The animal's body itself serves as the transmission medium, allowing the system to self-document the medication process reliably.
2Productivity
If manual data entry is performed on spot during animal administration, then data transmission speed improves, but data accuracy deteriorates due to difficulty in keeping animals still
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual data entry operations with automated electronic data capture and transmission. The system uses the animal's body as a conduit to automatically transmit vaccination data from the gun to the receiver, achieving both high speed and high accuracy without requiring the animal to remain stationary.
3Reliability
If automated data recording system is implemented, then data completeness improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the animal's body as an intermediary medium for data transmission. This clever use of the existing biological structure as a transmission conduit allows automated data recording without requiring complex additional wiring or communication infrastructure, thus maintaining system simplicity while achieving complete data capture.
4Productivity
If vaccination data is recorded without verifying actual administration, then processing speed improves, but medication reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system automatically verifies that vaccination data has been successfully transmitted and recorded before considering the vaccination process complete. This ensures that every recorded vaccination actually occurred, maintaining high reliability while preserving processing speed through automation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This system enhances data security and completeness, reduces manual errors, and ensures accurate documentation of animal treatments, allowing for immediate identification of incomplete vaccinations and efficient follow-up actions.
Implementation Method 1
signals being coupled capacitively into the body of the manipulator for this purpose
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method and a system for recording data that are generated by manipulating an animal (2), which can be done by a manipulator (10), wherein the data are transmitted from a transmission apparatus (4) to a reception apparatus (3), wherein a network comprising the transmission apparatus (4), the reception apparatus (3) and the animal (2) is set up for the purpose of transmitting the data, and wherein the animal (2) is recognized from an identification code and the data are associated with the animal (2). As part of the data from the manipulation, the identity of the manipulator (10) is also captured.