Vermin Heat Mapping With Fixed and Mobile Sensor Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surveillance systems lack the capability to effectively monitor and map vermin activity in geographic areas, hindering efficient eradication efforts by public and private health agencies.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing fixed and mobile cameras and sensors equipped with vermin detection capabilities, combined with a centralized server, creates a heat map of vermin activity by analyzing video feeds and sensor data to identify and track vermin, providing real-time information to health authorities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If surveillance cameras and sensors are deployed to detect vermin, then vermin detection capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides vermin detection into multiple specialized components: cameras for visual detection, LIDAR for distance measurement, and sensors for movement detection. Each component focuses on a specific detection aspect, improving overall detection capability while allowing independent optimization and maintenance of individual components.
Solution Approach 2:
The surveillance cameras and sensors are designed to serve multiple functions: detecting vermin, mapping geographic areas, tracking movement patterns, and providing data for heat map generation. This multi-functionality improves detection capability without proportionally increasing system complexity.
2Loss of information
If heat map generation is implemented to map vermin activity, then vermin activity analysis is improved, but data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary data processing at the source by generating heat maps from collected surveillance data before full analysis. This preliminary aggregation of vermin activity data into visual heat maps reduces the complexity of subsequent analysis and enables faster decision-making without requiring all raw data to be processed centrally.
3Loss of time
If real-time monitoring is implemented, then response time to vermin activity is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic scanning and monitoring cycles rather than continuous high-power operation. Sensors and cameras activate in periodic intervals to detect vermin activity, maintaining real-time monitoring capability while reducing overall energy consumption compared to continuous uninterrupted monitoring.
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 effective monitoring and prediction of vermin activity, facilitating targeted eradication efforts by differentiating high-activity areas, and offering real-time alerts and notifications to aid in managing vermin populations.
Implementation Method 1
LIDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, that uses light in the form of a pulsed laser to measure ranges (variable distances) to objects
Data Source
AI summary
A method and apparatus for creating a heat map of vermin within a geographic area is provided herein. During operation a camera (and/or other sensors) that are fixed and/or mobile are utilized to detect vermin. The camera and other sensors themselves may be equipped with the capabilities to detect vermin and report the detection of vermin and their location back to a server, or alternatively, a video feed of the camera and/or other sensors (and their locations) may be provided to the server for the server to attempt to detect vermin. Regardless of how vermin are detected in a particular area (e.g., via a sensor itself performing the detection, or via a server performing the detection via viewing a camera feed), the detected vermin are utilized to create a heat map of vermin for a particular area. The heat map may be provided to health authorities to aid in eradication of vermin.