Smart animal repeller

摘要

Normally camera traps are the typical devices that are used in the field for the study of wildlife species in deep and remote forests but here using the basic idea of camera trapping, we are trying to reduce the damage or the man animal conflict, that is coming up these days, everywhere on a massive scale, that is we are using the principles of bioacoustics and image processing, in order to reduce the problems or damages caused by wild animals to the farmers, hence considering this fact that since humans, day by day have encroached into the forest and thereby since there is a reduction in green cover which in turn reflects in the migration and transit pattern of animals thereby animals land up in human habitation. Hence we make use of high frequency and high intensity sound waves to drive away the animals, which cause harm or loss. Along with the concept of image processing so as to identify the particular animal and emit those particular frequencies which are most sensitive to that particular animal and hence thereby these frequencies cause a neurophysiologic effect such that a particular animal will get affected and go away from the site where it is causing damage. As the name Bioacoustics itself means biology and acoustics i.e. it's a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics. Since sound is an important component that is used in communication, hence every sound or call in animals or human beings is having certain significance. Suppose like for example in birds, the early morning calls are to mark the territory, that is each bird marks a territory within that area, it is specified that a certain bird is living in a certain area and a bird of similar species cannot enter its territory. Similarly some birds can imitate calls of other birds, these calls are emitted with a motive of food competition. Similarly we are trying to make use of sound waves but here it's not just sound waves that we make directly use of but instead we use the parameters of sound that is frequency and intensity. Now since each animal is having its own auditory field hence the hearing range of each animal would be different so the frequency that is emitted, would be specific for every animal hence, therefore it is necessary to identify each animal. Now Identification of the animal would be carried out, such that camera would be placed in the path where the animal would come. Once image is clicked by camera it would be processed and further, it would identify a particular animal and hence would ease the task of emitting that particular band of frequencies which are most sensitive to that particular animal.