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Low-cost infrared sensor for wildlife detection in vegetation

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  • Jakub Lev

    (Department of Physics,)

  • Vadym Shapoval

    (Department of Agricultural Machines, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Jan Bartoška

    (Department of System Engineering, Faculty of Economic and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • František Kumhála

    (Department of Agricultural Machines, Faculty of Engineering, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

The protection of wild animals from mutilation or being killed during haymaking is still a serious problem connected with high working speeds and widths of modern harvesting machines. That is why the main aim of this study was to test low-cost, high-speed and low-noise infrared array sensor Melexis MLX90621 for the application of wildlife detection with the potential to be used in front of the mower equipment. The tests with two different crops with or without a hidden dog were made. Results showed that the sensor is able to detect an animal hidden in the crop with very high probability. Nevertheless, direct sunlight conditions can cause the problems when using infrared technology. A simultaneous use of other sensors working on different principle than infrared technology can be thus recommended.

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  • Jakub Lev & Vadym Shapoval & Jan Bartoška & František Kumhála, 2017. "Low-cost infrared sensor for wildlife detection in vegetation," Research in Agricultural Engineering, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 63(SpecialIs), pages 13-17.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlrae:v:63:y:2017:i:specialissue:id:32-2017-rae
    DOI: 10.17221/32/2017-RAE
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