Smart Collar Predicting Animal Attacks via Sensor Fusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current animal tracking and deterrent systems are not reliable or accurate in preventing pets from attacking other animals, especially in complex noise environments and when multiple animals are present.
Innovation Solution
A smart collar system equipped with sensors to detect animal motion and behavior, which analyzes signals to predict aggressive behavior and provides deterrent or warning stimuli, such as audio, vibration, or visual cues, to prevent attacks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If current smart collars use simple shock or sound stimuli to train animals, then the training mechanism is simple, but the system is not reliable or accurate in preventing attacks, especially in complex noise environments
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the detection task into multiple independent sensor components, each detecting specific behavioral indicators (accelerometer for motion, microphone for vocalizations, temperature sensor for physiological changes). This segmentation allows the system to process multiple types of data independently and combine them for more reliable attack detection, resolving the contradiction between reliability and complexity by making the complexity manageable through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple sensor types (accelerometer, microphone, temperature sensor) into a single integrated smart collar system. This merging of sensing capabilities provides comprehensive behavioral monitoring that improves reliability in detecting attack precursors, while the combined data processing approach manages complexity through unified analysis rather than separate systems.
2Reliability
If the system provides multiple types of stimuli (audio, vibration, electro-shock, visual) to deter attacks, then the effectiveness of attack prevention improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The smart collar is designed as a multi-functional device that can deliver multiple types of stimuli (audio warnings, vibration alerts, visual LED signals, and electro-shock deterrents) through a single integrated system. This multi-functionality allows the collar to adapt its response based on the detected behavior and situation, improving the reliability of attack prevention while managing complexity through a unified control architecture that coordinates all stimulus delivery mechanisms.
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
The system effectively detects impending attacks and prevents them by providing timely deterrents, improving animal safety and reducing harm to wildlife.
Implementation Method 1
The signals detected by the one or more sensors can include a magnitude indicating the type of movement and an angular component indicating direction of movement.
Implementation Method 2
The audio stimulus can generally be configured to startle an animal nearby thereby causing them to be alert or to flee.
Implementation Method 3
The deterring stimulus can include at least one of: an audio stimulus, a vibrating stimulus, an electro-shock stimulus, and a visual stimulus.
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AI summary
A detection and deterrent method and system for detecting and deterring a pet from attacking another animal including a collar configured to be affixed to a pet, the collar having a motion sensor. The collar is configured to determine when a pet is about to attack another animal and to deter the pet from attacking the animal.