Wireless Pest Monitoring Detector with Segmented Trap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pest-management devices, such as rodent snap-traps, lack remote notification capabilities, making manual inspection time-consuming and costly when deployed in large numbers, and integrated communication systems are prone to failure and high costs due to exposed wires that can be damaged by pests.
Innovation Solution
A pest-management apparatus with a detector device having sensors, a camera, and a wireless communication interface, configured to detect trap operation and transmit notifications, with no exposed wires to prevent damage from pests, allowing for easy deployment and customization of components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an all-in-one integrated pest-management device with detection and communication system is used, then remote notification capability is achieved, but the device becomes difficult or impossible to repair and costs increase when components fail
Solution Approach 1:
The pest management system is divided into separate functional modules: a detector device with sensors and communication capabilities, and a separate trap mechanism. This segmentation allows individual components to be replaced independently, improving repairability while maintaining remote notification functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The detection and communication system is extracted from the traditional integrated bait station design and implemented as a separate detector device that can be independently replaced. This extraction resolves the repairability issue by allowing the electronic components to be serviced separately from the mechanical trap components.
2Ease of manufacture
If exposed wires are used to connect detection and communication systems, then the system can be installed, but wires deteriorate due to environmental conditions and can be chewed by pests causing damage or failure
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanical wire connection system is replaced with a wireless communication system. The detector device communicates trap status and sensor data wirelessly, eliminating exposed wires that are vulnerable to environmental deterioration and pest damage while maintaining full system functionality.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple pest-management devices are deployed, then coverage area increases, but manual inspection of each device becomes time intensive and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The detector device provides automatic feedback about trap status and sensor readings through wireless communication. This feedback mechanism allows remote monitoring of multiple devices simultaneously, eliminating the need for manual inspection and reducing time loss while maintaining extensive coverage area.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-monitoring through sensors that automatically detect trap operation and environmental conditions. This self-service capability eliminates the need for human inspection, allowing extensive deployment without proportional increase in inspection time and costs.
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods associated with pest (e.g., rodent) management. An example of monitoring device for a pest-management station includes a camera configured to capture image data, a plurality of sensors configured to couple to a pest station. The plurality of sensors including at least one of a reed switch, a touch sensor, or a motion sensor. The monitoring device further includes a transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit data, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to activate the camera based on sensor data from one or more sensors of the plurality of sensors. Bait stations, servers, and corresponding methods are also described.