• DocumentCode
    830944
  • Title

    A robo-tick killer

  • Author

    Woulfe, Justin H. ; Hammond, Glenn B. ; Crump, Dennis J. ; Livingston, David L. ; Squire, James C.

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Virginia Mil. Inst., USA
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    18
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    Ticks have become a major health concern across the country. The robot is designed to be used during the late spring and summer months when it picks up both tick larvae and nymphs. This autonomous rover is capable of eradicating dangerous pests such as ticks not just temporarily but for several years. The invention has the potential to influence several aspects of society including public health in residential and recreational sectors and industries subject to loss of income by pests. The autonomous rover will effectively eliminate ticks and the deadly diseases they carry for nearly any application, from a tick infested backyard to a large commercial area.
  • Keywords
    artificial intelligence; diseases; health care; mobile robots; pest control; robot programming; autonomous rover; dangerous pest eradication; deadly disease; nymph; public health; robo-tick killer; tick larvae; Batteries; Fuzzy logic; Inductors; Navigation; PD control; Pi control; Proportional control; Robot sensing systems; Signal processing; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MP.2005.1594003
  • Filename
    1594003