Game Alert System Using Extraction to Prevent Animal Startle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for hunting feral hogs at night are hindered by the need for area lighting, which startles animals, limits effective shooting range, and negatively impacts other game species, while current devices fail to provide adequate illumination beyond 30-50 yards and are often destroyed by hog movements.
Innovation Solution
A motion-detecting game alert system that sends electronic signals to a remote hunter, allowing night vision or laser flashlight use without ground illumination, using sensors like passive infrared or ultrasonic detectors to notify hunters of animal presence without startling them, and can be powered by a dedicated battery or feeder battery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If area lighting is used to illuminate the hunting area at night, then the hunter can see the hogs better, but the lighting startles the hogs and other game species, limiting effective shooting range
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the lighting function from the ground level and relocates it to the hunter's position or vehicle. The light source is mounted on the hunter's person or vehicle, illuminating only the immediate vicinity of the hunter rather than the entire hunting area, thus avoiding startling hogs and other game species while still providing adequate illumination for shooting.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of illuminating the hunting area from the ground level (conventional approach), the patent inverts the approach by mounting the light source on the hunter or vehicle. This reversal of the illumination direction eliminates the harmful startling effect on hogs while maintaining effective illumination for the hunter's shooting position.
2Ease of operation
If permanent night lighting is employed in the hunting area, then the hunter can hunt from conventional hunting locations, but the lighting has an adverse effect on game feeding and negatively impacts deer and exotic game hunts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing illumination only in the immediate vicinity of the hunter rather than across the entire hunting area. The light source is positioned to illuminate only the area where the hunter is standing or vehicle is parked, leaving the rest of the hunting area in darkness, thus avoiding disruption to game feeding behavior while still enabling the hunter to operate from conventional locations.
3Illumination intensity
If motion sensor lights are mounted on feeders to illuminate the ground, then hogs can be seen at night, but the animals are located between the light and the hunter making it difficult to see through the rifle scope
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the light source from the feeder mounting and relocates it to the hunter's position or vehicle. This eliminates the problem where hogs are positioned between the light and the hunter, as the light now illuminates the area in front of the hunter from their perspective, allowing clear visibility through the rifle scope without interference from the light source position.
4Illumination intensity
If ground mounted lighting devices are used, then the hunting area can be illuminated, but the devices are destroyed by hog movements and livestock
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the light source from ground-level mounting and positions it on the hunter or vehicle. This extraction from the ground environment eliminates exposure to hogs and livestock that would otherwise destroy ground-mounted devices, while still providing the necessary illumination for effective hunting.
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
Enables stealthy hunting from distances over 100 yards without affecting other game species, allowing hunters to remain undetected and effectively target feral hogs without disrupting their behavior or damaging equipment.
Implementation Method 1
sensors like passive infrared or ultrasonic detectors
Implementation Method 2
sensors like passive infrared or ultrasonic detectors
Data Source
AI summary
A game alert system includes a device mountable on a game feeder that detects motion in a target area and automatically sends an electronic signal to a user, or a hunter, in a remote location to notify the hunter of movement in the area, without alerting or startling animals that triggered the device. The system may include one or more cameras (which may be 360 degree cameras) and/or one or more GPS systems for obtaining photographs and/or video and/or collecting geographic data. The system may further include multiple motion sensors and a hub which wirelessly communicate with one another and which may communicate wirelessly with a user device such as a smartphone, tablet, night vision equipment, or other device.