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E.F.C. LaBerge, Professor of Practice, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Colin Studds, Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering, Customer
Environmental scientists and engineers often study the activity of the biological class Aves in Linnaean taxonomy (birds) i.e. what they eat, where they fly, etc. However, since humans cannot keep up with the movement of the species, several machines and programs have been developed in order to track the bird’s motion. With the help of our customer, we have researched and investigated a way to overcome the problem of uncertainty within bird activity. We developed a radio-frequency identification bird tracking system (bird feeder) that detects when birds with RFID tags want to feed, and dispenses food accordingly. This data is immediately recorded and sent back to the customer’s database with the use of Xbee communication (used to send and receive information wirelessly). Thereafter, whenever a bird has relocated to a different bird feeder, all relevant data will get recorded and sent to the customers database. The Xbees work like relays in a “Mesh Network”. There will be an Xbee connected to the bird feeder at all times, another on the top of the customer’s building, and another near the receiving end computer. With more Xbees relaying the information, the range is almost limitless.
Environmental scientists and engineers often study the activity of the biological class Aves in Linnaean taxonomy (birds) i.e. what they eat, where they fly, etc. However, since humans cannot keep up with the movement of the species, several machines and programs have been developed in order to track the bird’s motion. With the help of our customer, we have researched and investigated a way to overcome the problem of uncertainty within bird activity. We developed a radio-frequency identification bird tracking system (bird feeder) that detects when birds with RFID tags want to feed, and dispenses food accordingly. This data is immediately recorded and sent back to the customer’s database with the use of Xbee communication (used to send and receive information wirelessly). Thereafter, whenever a bird has relocated to a different bird feeder, all relevant data will get recorded and sent to the customers database. The Xbees work like relays in a “Mesh Network”. There will be an Xbee connected to the bird feeder at all times, another on the top of the customer’s building, and another near the receiving end computer. With more Xbees relaying the information, the range is almost limitless.
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