Smart Tag Farm System for Automated Animal Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing farm systems lack automated control mechanisms that can dynamically adjust farm unit operations based on real-time animal behavior and position data, leading to inefficiencies in resource allocation and animal management.
Innovation Solution
The system employs smart tags to collect data on animal movements and positions, which are used to automatically determine animal status and control various farm units such as cleaning robots, heating units, and feeding machines, allowing for location-specific and behavior-based operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual or time control is used for farm units, then the system is simple to operate, but the system lacks automated control based on real-time animal behavior and position data
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously collects data from smart tags about animal position and behavior, feeds this information back to the control unit, which then automatically adjusts farm unit operations. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables automated control while managing complexity through systematic data processing.
Solution Approach 2:
Farm units autonomously adjust their operations based on real-time animal data without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by automatically interpreting smart tag data and controlling farm units according to animal needs, eliminating the need for continuous human monitoring and adjustment.
2Productivity
If farm units operate continuously, then productivity is maintained, but resource allocation becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
Farm units dynamically adjust their operational status based on real-time animal position and behavior data. Instead of continuous operation, units are activated or deactivated according to actual animal needs detected by smart tags, optimizing both productivity and resource efficiency through adaptive control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters of farm units based on varying animal needs. Control parameters such as activation status, operational intensity, and timing are adjusted according to real-time data from smart tags, enabling efficient resource allocation while maintaining necessary productivity levels.
3Measurement precision
If smart tags monitor all animal behaviors, then measurement precision is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The smart tag system is designed as a multi-functional platform that simultaneously measures multiple animal parameters including position, feeding behavior, lying patterns, and activity levels. This universal approach consolidates multiple monitoring functions into a single integrated system, improving measurement precision while managing complexity through consolidation rather than multiplication of separate systems.
Data Source
AI summary
A farm system comprising a plurality of smart tags which are each configured to be worn by an animal, a transmitter and receiver unit for wireless communication with the smart tag, one control unit which is communicatively connected to the transmitter and receiver unit and a farm unit which can be controlled by the control unit. Each smart tag comprises at least one sensor and is configured for wirelessly transmitting information obtained by one of the sensors to the transmitter and receiver unit, wherein the transmitter and receiver unit is configured for supplying the received information to the control unit and wherein the control unit is configured for processing the received information and, at least on the basis of this processed information, controlling at least a farm unit and/or generating a report signal for indicating to a user of the system that an activity is to be carried out.