Mesh Network Cattle Management System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cattle raising management systems face challenges in efficiently managing large and harsh environments, requiring advanced systems that can adapt to varying terrains and provide reliable data transmission and storage while being flexible and resilient to failures.
Innovation Solution
A cattle raising management system comprising a network of intercommunication boxes that form a mesh network using IEEE 802.11s or IEEE 802.15.4 standards, allowing for data collection, transmission, and processing across terrain, propagation, and farm packages, with features like RFID for animal identification, weighing platforms, and cloud-based networking for data storage and processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional cattle raising management systems are used in large and harsh environments, then basic monitoring functions can be provided, but the system lacks flexibility and resilience to terrain variations and failures
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into autonomous packages (terrain package, propagation package, farm package) that can be independently deployed and configured. Each package contains complete functional modules for data collection, processing, and transmission, allowing the system to adapt to different terrain conditions by selectively deploying packages in specific locations without requiring complete system redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs dynamic mesh network topology where packages can be relocated and the network automatically reconfigures routing paths. The mesh network structure allows dynamic adaptation to terrain changes and package failures, maintaining connectivity through multiple alternative paths between any two packages.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed network structure is used for data transmission, then system configuration is simplified, but the system cannot easily adapt to changes in farm layout or terrain
Solution Approach 1:
Each intercommunication box is designed as a universal node capable of performing multiple functions: data collection, data transmission, routing, and relaying. All packages use standardized communication protocols and interfaces, allowing any package to assume any role in the network and enabling easy reconfiguration when farm layout changes without requiring specialized equipment for different positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The mesh network implements self-configuring capabilities where packages automatically discover each other and establish optimal routing paths when deployed or relocated. The system autonomously adapts to network topology changes without requiring manual reconfiguration, reducing the complexity of system setup and maintenance when farm layouts are modified.
3Reliability
If data transmission paths are fixed and dedicated, then data transmission reliability is improved, but system cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mesh network structure introduces intermediate relay nodes (other intercommunication boxes) that forward data packets between source and destination. Instead of requiring direct dedicated paths, data can be transmitted through multiple intermediate packages, providing redundant transmission paths and improving reliability while maintaining a relatively simple package structure that can be deployed cost-effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes transmission parameters such as routing paths, communication frequencies, and data formats based on network conditions, terrain characteristics, and package locations. This adaptability allows the system to maintain reliable data transmission across varying conditions without requiring complex fixed infrastructure, optimizing performance while controlling system complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables efficient, flexible, and resilient data management across large and challenging terrains, ensuring consistent data transmission and advanced decision-making capabilities, with redundancy and self-configurable network features that adapt to changes in farm layout and provide fault-tolerant data processing.
Implementation Method 1
said terrain intercommunication box, the repeater intercommunication box and the farm intercommunication box forming a network where each of said boxes can be connected via radio waves to any of the other boxes
Implementation Method 2
identifying the animal through RFID ('radio frequency identification'), barcode etc.
Data Source
AI summary
A cattle raising management system includes at least one terrain package (1) which includes a terrain intercommunication box (8), at least one propagation package (2) which includes a repeater intercommunication box (9) and at least one farm package (3) which includes a farm intercommunication box (10). The terrain intercommunication box (8), the repeater intercommunication box (9), and the farm intercommunication box (10) form a network where each of said boxes can be connected via radio waves to any of the other boxes.