Title :
Virtual fences for controlling cows
Author :
Butler, Zack ; Corke, Peter ; Peterson, Ron ; Rus, Daniela
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH, USA
fDate :
26 April-1 May 2004
Abstract :
We describe a moving virtual fence algorithm for herding cows. Each animal in the herd is given a smart collar consisting of a GPS, PDA, wireless networking and a sound amplifier. Using the GPS, the animal´s location can be verified relative to the fence boundary. When approaching the perimeter, the animal is presented with a sound stimulus whose effect is to move away. We have developed the virtual fence control algorithm for moving a herd. We present simulation results and data from experiments with 8 cows equipped with smart collars.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; farming; notebook computers; virtual reality; GPS; PDA; herding cows; smart collar; sound amplifier; sound stimulus; virtual fence control; wireless networking; Animals; Automatic control; Automation; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer science; Cows; Educational institutions; Global Positioning System; Personal digital assistants; Rivers;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8232-3
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1302415
