NO319425B1 - Animal alert system - Google Patents
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Description
Oppfinnelsens område Field of the invention
Foreliggende oppfinnelse vedrører utstyr for å varsle tilstedeværelsen av dyr i et område, særlig dyr som beveger seg innenfor områder hvor deres tilstedeværelse kan inne-bære en fare, og nærmere bestemt varsling av dyr som går på en jernbanelinje eller annen sterkt trafikkert kommunikasjonsåre . The present invention relates to equipment for notifying the presence of animals in an area, in particular animals that move within areas where their presence may entail a danger, and more specifically to alerting animals that are walking on a railway line or other heavily trafficked communication artery.
Teknisk bakgrunn Technical background
Hver vinter skjer det et stort antall påkjørsler av rein langs jernbanelinjene. Når snølaget er tykt, vil reinen gjerne trekke ned mot linjen hvor det er brøytet. Det er ofte også lettere for reinen å finne for i området langs linjen. Det viktigste tiltaket som er gjort er å rydde vekk krattet i et belte langs linjen. Dette gjør det lettere for togføreren å oppdage reinen, samt at det blir mindre småkratt som reinen kan beite på. Dette har nok hatt en viss virkning, men det er fremdeles et stort antall dyr som går med hver vinter. Every winter there are a large number of reindeer collisions along the railway lines. When the snow layer is thick, the reindeer will like to move down towards the line where it has been plowed. It is also often easier for the reindeer to find food in the area along the line. The most important measure that has been taken is to clear away the scrub in a belt along the line. This makes it easier for the train driver to spot the reindeer, and there is less underbrush for the reindeer to graze on. This has probably had some effect, but there are still a large number of animals that go with them every winter.
Tanken bak foreliggende oppfinnelse er å utstyre rein langs jernbanelinjen med sendere og posisjoneringsutstyr som kan kommunisere med NSB/Jernbaneverket/tog og reindriftsfolk. The idea behind the present invention is to equip reindeer along the railway line with transmitters and positioning equipment that can communicate with NSB/Jernbaneverket/trains and reindeer herders.
Fra norsk patentsøknad 20005721 er det kjent et system særlig innrettet for gjeting av sau, hvor hvert dyr bærer en klave med en elektronisk enhet. Enheten inneholder en GPS-mottaker og en transceiver. Dyrets posisjon rapporteres til basestasjoner som er satt ut i terrenget. Eieren kan igjen kontakte basestasjonene over en GSM-forbindelse og lese av dyrets posisjon. From Norwegian patent application 20005721, a system especially designed for herding sheep is known, where each animal carries a collar with an electronic device. The device contains a GPS receiver and a transceiver. The animal's position is reported to base stations set out in the terrain. The owner can again contact the base stations via a GSM connection and read the animal's position.
Søkerens tidligere norske patentsøknad 20021435 beskriver et lignende system hvor bare et fåtall dyr ("bjellesauer") er utstyrt med klave og elektronisk enhet. I dette tilfel-let inneholder enheten en GPS-mottaker, en GSM-transceiver for direkte kontakt med GSM-nettet, samt en ytterligere transceiver for kortholdskommunikasjon. Systemet er basert på å utnytte dyrenes flokkinstinkt. Den "gemene" sau er utstyrt med et øremerke inneholdende en liten kortholdstransceiver. Bjellesauen "pinger" medlemmene i flokken regel-messig og registrerer hvem som er til stede (svarer) i en tabell. Tabellen kan da hentes direkte via GSM-nettet. The applicant's previous Norwegian patent application 20021435 describes a similar system where only a small number of animals ("bell pigs") are equipped with a clave and an electronic device. In this case, the unit contains a GPS receiver, a GSM transceiver for direct contact with the GSM network, as well as a further transceiver for short-range communication. The system is based on utilizing the animals' herd instinct. The "mean" sheep is fitted with an ear tag containing a small short-range transceiver. The bell sheep regularly "pings" the members of the flock and records who is present (answers) in a table. The table can then be retrieved directly via the GSM network.
Man prøver nå å gjete rein på tilsvarende måte (tamrein). Spesielt er man interessert i å kunne bli varslet dersom People are now trying to herd reindeer in a similar way (domesticated reindeer). In particular, you are interested in being notified if
reinen skulle trekke ned mot jernbanelinjen. Imidlertid har det vist seg å oppstå flere tekniske problemer for det tekniske utstyret ved gjeting av rein kontra sau. Sesongen for gjeting av sau er relativt kort og i den varme årstid, mens i tilfelle med rein må utstyret være påmontert hele året og kunne fungere også når temperaturen er lav. Rein er også The reindeer would pull down towards the railway line. However, it has been shown that several technical problems have arisen for the technical equipment when herding reindeer versus sheep. The season for herding sheep is relatively short and in the warm season, while in the case of reindeer the equipment must be fitted all year round and be able to work even when the temperature is low. Reindeer is too
langt mer mobil enn sau og vil ofte trekke over store, av-sidesliggende områder hvor det ikke er GSM-dekning. Det har vist seg vanskelig å få batteriene som driver utstyret til å holde tilstrekkelig lenge. Det kan bli lenge mellom hvert skift, om det i det hele tatt lar seg gjøre å foreta perio-diske skift, og ved lave temperaturer faller batterikapasiteten sterkt. far more mobile than sheep and will often move over large, remote areas where there is no GSM coverage. It has proven difficult to get the batteries that power the equipment to last long enough. It can be a long time between each shift, if it is possible to make periodic shifts at all, and at low temperatures the battery capacity drops sharply.
Sammenfatning av oppfinnelsen. Summary of the Invention.
Det er en hensikt med foreliggende oppfinnelse å frembringe et system som kan hindre påkjørsel av dyr langs veier og j ernbanelinj er. It is an aim of the present invention to produce a system which can prevent the collision of animals along roads and railway lines.
Det er også en hensikt med oppfinnelsen å frembringe et system som kan fungere i områder der mobiltelefonnettet ikke gir dekning. It is also a purpose of the invention to produce a system that can function in areas where the mobile phone network does not provide coverage.
Enda en hensikt med foreliggende oppfinnelse er å frembringe et system for sikring av dyr, som er i stand til å fungere tilfredsstillende ved lang tids bruk og ved lave temperaturer. Another purpose of the present invention is to produce a system for securing animals, which is able to function satisfactorily during long-term use and at low temperatures.
Dette oppnås ved et system slik som beskrevet i de vedføyde patentkrav. This is achieved by a system as described in the attached patent claims.
Kortfattet beskrivelse av tegningene Brief description of the drawings
Oppfinnelsen vil nå bli beskrevet i detalj med henvisning til de vedføyde tegninger, hvor Fig. 1 viser et område med en jernbanelinje og hvor det er en flokk rein i det samme området, idet minst én av reinene er utstyrt med et system ifølge oppfinnelsen. Fig. 2 viser en rein utstyrt med en elektronisk enhet for varsling av dens posisjon. The invention will now be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings, where Fig. 1 shows an area with a railway line and where there is a herd of reindeer in the same area, at least one of the reindeer being equipped with a system according to the invention. Fig. 2 shows a reindeer equipped with an electronic device for notifying its position.
Detaljert beskrivelse av oppfinnelsen Detailed description of the invention
I Fig. 1 er det vist en jernbanelinje 10 og en flokk rein (innenfor sirkelen 60 på figuren) som nærmer seg linjen. Varsel-/lederreinen 40 er utstyrt med en elektronikkenhet 1 (Fig. 2) festet i en halsklave. Hvert dyr 50 i resten av flokken er utstyrt med en enklere elektronikkenhet, i form av et øremerke eller halsklave, slik som forklart i søke-rens tidligere patentsøknad NO 20021435. Lederreinens enhet 1 rapporterer flokkens posisjon, og hvilke dyr som inngår i flokken, til et kontrollsenter over GSM. GSM-forbindelsen er antydet med en basestasjon i tårnet 80. In Fig. 1 there is shown a railway line 10 and a herd of reindeer (within the circle 60 in the figure) approaching the line. The warning/leader reindeer 40 is equipped with an electronic unit 1 (Fig. 2) fixed in a collar. Each animal 50 in the rest of the herd is equipped with a simpler electronic device, in the form of an ear tag or neck collar, as explained in the applicant's previous patent application NO 20021435. The leader reindeer's unit 1 reports the position of the herd, and which animals are part of the herd, to a control center over GSM. The GSM connection is indicated by a base station in tower 80.
Oppfinnelsen er basert på at det defineres et sett med "virtuelle grenser/gjerder", slik som antydet med de stip-lede linjene 20, 30 på Fig. 1. Når flokken nærmer seg jernbanelinjen 10, nærmere bestemt når den overskrider grense-linjen 20, er kontrollsenteret innrettet til å varsle even-tuelle tog 90 som måtte befinne seg i området. The invention is based on defining a set of "virtual boundaries/fences", as indicated by the dashed lines 20, 30 in Fig. 1. When the herd approaches the railway line 10, more precisely when it exceeds the boundary line 20 , the control center is designed to notify any trains 90 that may be in the area.
Varslingen kan gjøres på flere måter, for eksempel ved å vise reinflokkens posisjon på et kart, tilgjengelig via The notification can be done in several ways, for example by showing the reindeer herd's position on a map, available via
Internet. Føreren av et tog i området kan da se på kartet via Web, og merke seg hvor det er fare for å møte rein. Internet. The driver of a train in the area can then look at the map via the Web, and note where there is a risk of encountering reindeer.
En annen metode er også å utstyre toget med en GPS-mottaker som kontinuerlig rapporterer togets posisjon til det samme kontrollsenteret. Kontrollsenteret sammenligner posisjonene og sender ut en advarsel til lokføreren når posisjonene for flokken og toget nærmer seg hverandre. Another method is also to equip the train with a GPS receiver which continuously reports the train's position to the same control centre. The control center compares the positions and sends out a warning to the train driver when the positions of the herd and the train approach each other.
Dette systemet fungerer i og for seg bra så lenge det er GSM-dekning på stedet. Hvis dette ikke er tilfelle, vil hele systemet falle ut. Det foreliggende systemet er derfor utstyrt med en "fail-safe mekanisme" eller reservesystem. Dette er basert på at man bruker kortholdskommunikasjons-systemet bygd inn i øremerkene og hovedenheten. Toget er utstyrt med en tilsvarende kortholdstransceiver som kontinuerlig "pinger" etter andre enheter i nærheten. Oppfanges et svar, startes en alarm som varsler føreren. Toget vil derved kunne detektere at det er dyr i nærheten av skinne-gangen. Selv om posisjonen ikke kan plottes inn på noe kart, vil lokføreren kunne få et signal om at noe er på ferde. This system works well in and of itself as long as there is GSM coverage on site. If this is not the case, the entire system will fail. The present system is therefore equipped with a "fail-safe mechanism" or reserve system. This is based on using the short-range communication system built into the ear tags and the main unit. The train is equipped with a corresponding short-range transceiver that continuously "pings" for other devices in the vicinity. If a response is detected, an alarm is started which alerts the driver. The train will thereby be able to detect that there are animals near the rail corridor. Even if the position cannot be plotted on any map, the train driver will be able to get a signal that something is on the way.
Når flokken befinner seg innefor sikringslinjen, kan det være nødvendig med en mer nøyaktig bestemmelse av posisjonen for hvert dyr. Dyrene sprer seg ut over et område rundt lederreinen og det er bare lederreinen som er utstyrt med GPS-mottaker. For å bestemme posisjonene av hvert av de "menige" individene bruker man triangulering fra flere lederreiner i området. Trianguleringen er basert på av-standsbestemmelse {løpetidsmålinger) til flere noder (lederreiner) med kjent posisjon. Dersom et øremerke er innenfor rekkevidde av tre basestasjoner (lederreiner), kan man finne posisjonen av reinen med øremerket med ganske stor presisjon. When the herd is inside the security line, a more accurate determination of the position of each animal may be necessary. The animals spread out over an area around the leader reindeer and only the leader reindeer is equipped with a GPS receiver. To determine the positions of each of the "ordinary" individuals, triangulation is used from several leader reindeer in the area. The triangulation is based on distance determination (time-of-flight measurements) to several nodes (leader reins) with a known position. If an ear tag is within range of three base stations (leader reindeer), the position of the reindeer with the ear tag can be found with fairly high precision.
I noen tilfeller vil det ikke foreligge forbindelse fra et øremerke til hele tre basestasjoner. Ved systemet ifølge oppfinnelsen, vil det nå være mulig å triangulere på bakgrunn av ikke bare basestasjoner, men andre øremerker. Sett at en enhet som skal posisjoneres ikke er innenfor rekkevidde fra tre basestasjoner, men er innenfor rekkevidde fra to stasjoner og et annet øremerke. Dette øremerket har da kanskje en direkte link til en basestasjon. Vi vil da kunne benytte dette øremerket som det tredje punktet i trianguleringen. Posisjonene vil ikke bli like bra som om vi hadde tre basestasjoner, men fordelen er at gitt et slikt system vil en alltid kunne få en posisjon til enhetene. In some cases, there will be no connection from an ear tag to as many as three base stations. With the system according to the invention, it will now be possible to triangulate on the basis of not only base stations, but other earmarks. Suppose that a device to be positioned is not within range of three base stations, but is within range of two stations and another ear tag. This ear tag may then have a direct link to a base station. We will then be able to use this earmark as the third point in the triangulation. The positions will not be as good as if we had three base stations, but the advantage is that given such a system, you will always be able to get a position for the units.
Slik triangulering kan foretas på flere måter, som alle Such triangulation can be carried out in several ways, as can all
baserer seg på at et subsett av noder i et område har kjent posisjon. Ved at man finner ut hvilke noder med kjent posisjon man har radioforbindelse til, samtidig som man kjenner radiorekkevidde til disse posisjonene, kan man beregne sin egen posisjon og nøyaktigheten til denne. Ved å benytte elementær geometri og vektoraritmetikk kan man ved å måle avstand eller vinkler posisjonere hver enkel node relativt til hverandre. is based on a subset of nodes in an area having a known position. By finding out which nodes with a known position you have a radio connection to, while also knowing the radio range to these positions, you can calculate your own position and its accuracy. By using elementary geometry and vector arithmetic, one can position each individual node relative to each other by measuring distance or angles.
Avstandsmålinger benytter enten radio sammen med ultralyd, eller bare en av delene. Radio i kombinasjon med ultralyd benytter det faktum at lyd og radio har svært forskjellige ganghastigheter, og ut fra tidsdifferanse mellom mottatt radiosignal og mottatt ultralydsignal beregnes avstanden. Tidsdifferanser ved hjelp av radio eller ultralyd måles enten enveis, eller "round-trip". Enveis signaler krever syn-kronisering av klokker mellom sender og mottaker, og ved å måle forskjell mellom egen klokke og mottatt signal kan man beregne avstand. Denne metoden benyttes i GPS. "Round-trip" målinger fungerer etter prinsippet om at man sender ut et signal og så snart en node mottar dette, sendes det et signal tilbake. Når mottaker mottar dette signalet, er det enkelt å avgjøre hvor lang tid det har gått. Distance measurements use either radio together with ultrasound, or just one of the parts. Radio in combination with ultrasound uses the fact that sound and radio have very different travel speeds, and based on the time difference between the received radio signal and the received ultrasound signal, the distance is calculated. Time differences using radio or ultrasound are measured either one-way or "round-trip". One-way signals require the synchronization of clocks between transmitter and receiver, and by measuring the difference between your own clock and the received signal, you can calculate the distance. This method is used in GPS. "Round-trip" measurements work according to the principle that you send out a signal and as soon as a node receives this, a signal is sent back. When the receiver receives this signal, it is easy to determine how much time has passed.
Vinkelmålinger benytter mottatt vinkel på signalet for å bestemme hvor man er. For å bestemme vinkel, kreves direk-tive mottakerantermer, slik at man kan detektere fra hvil-ken retning signalene kommer. Trigonometri sammen med kjente posisjoner for enkelte av nodene benyttes for å finne posisjonen til de resterende nodene. Vinkelbasert posisjonsbestemmelse er imidlertid av rent praktiske år-saker mindre egnet i foreliggende tilfelle. Angle measurements use the received angle of the signal to determine where you are. To determine the angle, directive receiver antennas are required, so that one can detect the direction from which the signals are coming. Trigonometry together with known positions for some of the nodes is used to find the position of the remaining nodes. However, for purely practical reasons, angle-based position determination is less suitable in the present case.
Som nevnt er strømkildens kapasitet en begrensning for driften av utstyret, og den funksjonalitet som kan legges inn i systemet. For å øke strømtilførselens kapasitet er det innført tre forskjellige tiltak: 1) Tilførsel av strøm for opplading av batteriene fra solceller montert på klaven. Dette er vist i Fig. 2, hvor det er illustrert en klave 3 som bærer en elektronikkenhet 1. På klaven 3 er det festet solceller 4. Solcellene er koblet til elektronikkenheten 1 hvor de lader et batteri. 2) Tiltak for å holde batterikapasiteten oppe ved lave temperaturer. For dette formål er batteriene lagt på innsiden av elektronikkenheten 1. På Fig. 2 er dette vist ved at batterilokket 2 er på innsiden av boksen som huser batteri og elektronikkenhet. Batteriene vender da mot dyrets kropp og varmes opp av kroppsvarmen. 3) Det tredje tiltaket er å begrense den tiden utstyret er på og trekker strøm. Dette oppnås ved at den elektroniske enheten 1 periodevis settes i hvilestilling som følger: Kontrollsenteret leser som sagt av posisjonene til lederreinen. Samtidig er posisjonen av sikringslinjene også lagt inn. Kontrollsenteret er innrettet til å regne ut distansen a fra lederreinen 40 til nærmeste grenselinje, som er linjen 20 i Fig. 1. Denne avstanden divideres deretter med den største mulige marsjfart for flokken 60, for å finne tiden som flokken trenger for å nå fram til sikringslinjen. Kontrollsenteret kan da sende ut en kommando som kobler ned enheten 1, slik at enheten enten slås av eller går i hvilestilling i dette tidsrommet. Enheten slås på når denne tiden er gått, en ny posisjon bestemmes osv. og enheten slås deretter eventuelt av igjen for en ny periode. As mentioned, the power source's capacity is a limitation for the operation of the equipment, and the functionality that can be added to the system. In order to increase the capacity of the power supply, three different measures have been introduced: 1) Supply of power for charging the batteries from solar cells mounted on the clave. This is shown in Fig. 2, where a clave 3 carrying an electronics unit 1 is illustrated. Solar cells 4 are attached to the clave 3. The solar cells are connected to the electronics unit 1 where they charge a battery. 2) Measures to keep the battery capacity up at low temperatures. For this purpose, the batteries are placed on the inside of the electronics unit 1. In Fig. 2, this is shown by the fact that the battery cover 2 is on the inside of the box that houses the battery and electronics unit. The batteries then face the animal's body and are heated by body heat. 3) The third measure is to limit the time the equipment is on and draws power. This is achieved by periodically putting the electronic unit 1 in a rest position as follows: As said, the control center reads the positions of the lead reindeer. At the same time, the position of the security lines is also entered. The control center is designed to calculate the distance a from the lead rein 40 to the nearest boundary line, which is the line 20 in Fig. 1. This distance is then divided by the greatest possible marching speed for the herd 60, to find the time that the herd needs to reach the security line. The control center can then issue a command that disconnects device 1, so that the device is either switched off or goes into sleep mode during this time. The device is switched on when this time has elapsed, a new position is determined, etc. and the device is then optionally switched off again for a new period.
Systemet har blitt beskrevet i forbindelse med rein og toglinjer. Det samme systemet kan imidlertid med fordel benyttes også langs veier; for eksempel ved at kjøretøy som ofte trafikkerer utsatte veistrekninger utstyres med vars-lingsutstyr. Dette kan være aktuelt for laste-biler/trailere, drosjer, ambulanser osv. Det er heller intet til hinder for at systemet kan gjøres tilgjengelig for privatfolk. Det kan også tenkes at systemet kan brukes for andre dyr enn rein. The system has been described in connection with reindeer and train lines. However, the same system can also be advantageously used along roads; for example by equipping vehicles that often use exposed road sections with warning equipment. This may be relevant for lorries/trailers, taxis, ambulances etc. There is also nothing to prevent the system being made available to private individuals. It is also conceivable that the system can be used for animals other than reindeer.
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