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Controlo de postura animal

Authors: Morais, Rui Filipe Rodrigues;

Controlo de postura animal

Abstract

A remoção de espécies vegetais indesejadas nas culturas é um processo oneroso, que precisa ser repetido durante um ano de cultivo. Tipicamente é feito através da utilização de métodos mecânicos e de herbicidas, que tornam o processo dispendioso e agressivo para a própria cultura e para o meio ambiente. Este projeto pretende utilizar animais como método alternativo de remoção de plantas infestantes nas culturas, tornando o processo menos agressivo e menos dispendioso aliando ainda o ganho em área de pasto para as explorações pecuárias No entanto surge o problema de os animais não se limitarem a ingerir as espécies vegetais indesejadas e alimentarem-se também das próprias espécies cultivadas. O objetivo, é por isso, criar um mecanismo capaz de monitorizar e controlar a postura do animal para impedir que este se alimente das espécies cultivadas. Para esse efeito foi desenvolvido um protótipo de uma coleira, que integra um microcontrolador como unidade central de processamento, um módulo de rádio para transmissão de dados, ultrassons e acelerómetro para monitorização da postura do animal e os atuadores do sistema, no caso um buzzer e um módulo para aplicar choques elétricos.

The removal of unwanted plant species in crops is an onerous process that needs to be repeated several times during the year. Typically, this process is done using mechanical methods and herbicides which makes it expensive and aggressive not only for the environment, but also for the cultivated plants. This project intends to use animals as an alternative method of removing weeds in crops, making the process less aggressive and less expensive. This method also leads to gains in pasture area for livestock farms. However, animals do not limit themselves to ingest undesired plant species and they also feed on the cultivated species. Therefore, the goal is to create a mechanism capable of monitoring and controlling the posture of the animal to prevent it from feeding on the cultivated species. For this purpose, was developed a prototype that includes: a microprocessor as a central processing unit; a radio module for data transmission; an ultrasound and an accelerometer for monitoring animal posture and system actuators; and a Buzzer and a module for applying electric shocks.

Mestrado em Engenharia Eletrónica e Telecomunicações

Country
Portugal
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Keywords

Pastagem, Animais - Controladores electrónicos, Controlo automático

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