Handheld Mastitis Detection Instrument Using Conductivity and Temperature
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mastitis detection instruments are either time-consuming, inconvenient, or prone to errors due to environmental factors, failing to provide rapid and accurate results, which is critical for timely prevention and treatment in the dairy industry.
Innovation Solution
A handheld instrument combining a conductivity detection module, temperature sensor, and computing module that calculates mastitis detection results using a detection algorithm based on sample conductivity and temperature, with a conductivity detection probe and amplifier for signal amplification, and a display for quick and accurate results.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If somatic cell number detector is used, then detection accuracy is improved, but detection time is significantly increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical laboratory detection systems with an electronic detection device that measures electrical conductivity and temperature. This substitution enables rapid mastitis detection without requiring time-consuming laboratory procedures, thus improving detection speed while maintaining accuracy through electrical measurement principles.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the detection parameters from somatic cell counting to electrical conductivity and temperature measurement. By measuring these physical parameters that change in response to mastitis, the system achieves rapid detection results without the time required for cell counting, resolving the contradiction between accuracy and speed.
2Reliability
If California mastitis test device is used, then detection capability is provided, but operation convenience is reduced due to six-minute experiment requirement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential detection function from the complex six-minute experiment procedure. By isolating the core measurement capability and implementing it through simple electrical conductivity and temperature sensing, the system eliminates the time-consuming experimental steps while retaining detection reliability, thus improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection device performs automatic measurement and calculation without requiring users to complete manual experimental steps. The system self-activates when the detection probe contacts milk, automatically measures conductivity and temperature, and provides results, eliminating the need for six-minute experimental procedures and significantly improving operational convenience.
3Productivity
If conductivity detector is used, then detection speed is improved, but detection accuracy is reduced due to environmental factor interference
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces temperature as an intermediary parameter to compensate for environmental factor interference. By simultaneously measuring both conductivity and temperature, and using temperature data to correct conductivity readings, the system maintains detection speed while improving accuracy through the mediating role of temperature measurement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses temperature measurement as feedback to adjust and correct conductivity-based mastitis detection results. The temperature data provides feedback about environmental conditions, allowing the system to compensate for their effect and maintain accurate detection despite varying environmental factors, thus preserving both speed and precision.
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 rapid, accurate, and user-friendly mastitis detection, reducing errors and improving timeliness of results, making it suitable for widespread use in dairy farming.
Implementation Method 1
the conductivity detection module is used to detect the conductivity of a sample
Implementation Method 2
the temperature sensor is used to detect the temperature of a sample, to obtain a sample temperature
Implementation Method 3
the amplifier is used to perform signal amplification of the sample conductivity which is detected by the conductivity detection probe
Data Source
AI summary
The present patent application provides an instrument for mastitis detection and analysis, comprising: a computing module, a conductivity detection module and a temperature sensor; the conductivity detection module is used to detect the conductivity of a sample, and is used to send the detected sample conductivity data to the computing module; the temperature sensor is used to detect the sample temperature, and is used to send the sample temperature data to the computing module; the computing module is used to calculate the received sample conductivity and the sample temperature through a detection algorithm, and is used to detect and analyze the mastitis of the sample through the detection algorithm. The instrument for mastitis detection and analysis is convenient to be carried and easy-to-use, it can be quickly immerged into a milk sample to complete the detection, and the detection result can be obtained quickly.