DocumentCode
147522
Title
Design of elephant collars to reduce crop foraging
Author
Cambron, Mark E. ; Stokes, Michael
Author_Institution
Dept. of Eng., Western Kentucky Univ., Bowling Green, KY, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
13-16 March 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Worldwide, crop losses from pests range from 28% to more than 50% of attainable production. This paper discusses the design of elephant collars used to determine if an elephant has entered an exclusion zone. The elephant´s location is determined using GPS. When the elephant enters an exclusion zone a signal is sent to a remote control to indicate the presence of an elephant. In addition, a strobe light and a buzzer on the collar activate to show the presence of an elephant.
Keywords
Global Positioning System; crops; pest control; GPS; buzzer; crop foraging reduction; elephant collar design; pests; remote control; strobe light; Africa; Agriculture; Communities; Educational institutions; Global Positioning System; Wildlife; Human-Elephant Conflict; collar; tracking;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
SOUTHEASTCON 2014, IEEE
Conference_Location
Lexington, KY
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SECON.2014.6950675
Filename
6950675
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