Remote Animal Injection System with Gender Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for administering medication and RFID chips to wild or domestic animals, such as wild horses, are labor-intensive and not cost-effective due to lack of consideration for animal gender and orientation during injection.
Innovation Solution
An animal injection apparatus with a bait bay, cameras for remote operator guidance, and a gas-powered dart system that includes a temperature control system, allowing remote, gender-specific, and oriented injections of medication and RFID chips.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional manual injection methods are used for wild animals, then labor intensity is high and cost-effectiveness is low, but the system is simple in structure
Solution Approach 1:
The bait station is designed to automatically trigger the injection mechanism when an animal consumes the bait, eliminating the need for manual intervention. The system self-activates through the animal's own action of eating the bait, which triggers the injection sequence automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical injection operations with an automated system that uses electronic sensors, computer control, and automated dart firing mechanisms. The system uses image recognition technology to identify animals and automatically calculates injection parameters, substituting human mechanical operations with automated electromechanical systems.
2Measurement precision
If traditional injection systems are used, then gender and orientation are not considered, but the operation process is simpler
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses image recognition cameras to capture animal images, automatically identifies gender and orientation, and feeds this information back to the control system. The control system then adjusts injection parameters based on this feedback, creating a closed-loop control system that ensures accurate injections while automatically considering animal characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically adjusts injection parameters such as injection angle, depth, and target location based on detected animal parameters like gender and orientation. The control system modifies these parameters dynamically according to the specific animal being injected, ensuring optimal injection accuracy for each case.
3Measurement precision
If remote operator control is implemented with cameras and communication systems, then injection precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces communication modules and image transmission systems as intermediaries between the remote operator and the injection system. These intermediaries enable the operator to remotely observe animal conditions through transmitted images and control the injection process without being physically present, improving safety and precision while managing complexity through modular design.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient, controlled, and cost-effective administration of birth control and disease vaccines to animals, improving the comprehensive management of animal populations by reducing labor and ensuring accurate targeting based on animal orientation and gender.
Implementation Method 1
The temperature control system may be a Peltier Effect system or one or more gel packs
Implementation Method 2
The temperature control system may be a Peltier Effect system or one or more gel packs
Data Source
AI summary
An animal injection system under the control of a remote operator. The system may be used to inject animals with medications and/or RFID chips. Food bait is provided in such a manner as to require an animal to expose its chest and underside. Cameras are used to determine the orientation of the animal and its gender. Images of the animal are sent to the remote operator who determines whether or not to inject an animal. Cellphone networks may be used to transmit animal images to the remote operator and send commands from the operator to the injection system. The system may include a temperature control system to maintain medications in a pre-selected temperature range.