Mission planner for the aerial release of mosquitoes
AssigneeSenecio Ltd.
InventorsHanan Lepek, Ralph Breslauer
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Abstract
A method and system for preparing a distribution program for insects comprises obtaining distribution data of a wild population of insects; obtaining distribution parameters including distribution resolution levels of at least one available distribution vehicle; generating a population density map at a resolution level consistent with the distribution resolution level of the vehicle; generating a release map by modifying the population density map in accordance with the distribution parameters; and generating a path using the release map, the path defining dosages of insects to be released at respective locations along the path.
Claims18
System for distribution of insects over a geographical area, comprising:
- a digital distribution mapping unit configured to use available population density data of a wild insect population to generate a digital distribution map showing said population density at a desired resolution level;
- a digital release mapping unit connected to the digital distribution mapping unit, configured to transform the digital distribution map, said transform comprising applying distribution parameters, the distribution parameters describing effects of a distribution process on actual insects being released, the transformed digital distribution map thereby forming a digital release map, the transformation modelling effects of distribution such that when said insects are released according to said release map they arrive at points on the ground according to said distribution map;
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- at least one distribution vehicle, the vehicle having a characteristic vehicle distribution resolution defining a resolution level achievable by insect release from said distribution vehicle, the vehicle further having a vehicle-specific influence of said distribution vehicle on said distribution parameters, said influence being a measure of how the insects are released by said specific distribution vehicle;
- wherein said digital release mapping unit is configured to modify said resolution level and said distribution parameters according to said characteristic vehicle distribution resolution and said influence on said distribution parameters of said at least one distribution vehicle to provide a vehicle modified digital release map;
- the vehicle modified digital release map providing, prior to release, a release path to be followed by said distribution vehicle, and further defining release dosages of insects to be released at each of a plurality of grid locations along said distribution path, said grid locations and corresponding release dosages being defined in said vehicle modified digital release map at said resolution level modified for said at least one distribution vehicle, said at least one release vehicle being configured to follow said predefined release path, and to automatically release said respective defined dosage at each said grid location along said release path according to commands from said vehicle modified digital release map.
A method of preparing a distribution program for insects and distributing insects in accordance therewith, the method comprising:
- obtaining distribution data of a wild population of insects;
- obtaining vehicle distribution parameters including a distribution resolution level of at least one available distribution vehicle;
- generating a digital population density map from said distribution data at a resolution level consistent with said distribution resolution level of said at least one available vehicle;
- generating a digital release map by modifying said digital population density map in accordance with said vehicle distribution parameters, the distribution parameters modeling effects of an actual distribution process on said insects carried out with said vehicle such that when said insects are released according to said digital release map they arrive at points on the ground according to said digital population density map;
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- generating a vehicle path using said release map, the path to be followed by said vehicle and defining dosages of insects to be released at respective grid locations along said path, said grid locations being set according to said vehicle distribution resolution level;
- sending said vehicle along said path;
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- at each of said respective grid locations, obtaining the corresponding defined dosage of insects and automatically releasing from said vehicle the corresponding defined dosage of insects.
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