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US 2011/0227733 A1Published application
Animal Detection System And Method
AssigneeLeviaThink Laboratories LLC
InventorsSean Patrick Kelly, Thomas Joseph Sundman
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Abstract
A system for detecting an animal proximate a roadway is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, there is at least one warning station, a plurality of sensor stations, and a processor. Each of the plurality of sensor stations may have a first sensor and a second sensor. The processor may be configured to detect an animal using information provided by the first sensor and the second sensor, and to cause transmission of a warning signal to the at least one warning station when the animal is detected.
Claims20
An animal detection system, comprising:
- at least one warning station;
- a plurality of sensor stations arranged adjacent to a roadway, each sensor station comprising a first sensor attached to the sensor station at a first distance from the ground and at a first distance from the roadway, and a second sensor attached to the sensor station at a second distance from the ground and at a second distance from the roadway, wherein the first distance from the ground and the second distance from the ground are not equal, and wherein the first distance from the roadway and the second distance from the roadway are not equal;
- a processor in communication with the first sensor and the second sensor, and configured to detect an animal using information provided by the first sensor and the second sensor, and to cause transmission of a warning signal to the at least one warning station when the animal is detected.
A method of detecting an animal, comprising:
- arranging a plurality of sensor stations adjacent a roadway, each sensor station comprising a first sensor attached to the sensor station at a first distance from the ground and at a first distance from the roadway, and a second sensor attached to the sensor station at a second distance from the ground and at a second distance from the roadway, wherein the first distance from the ground and the second distance from the ground are not equal, and wherein the first distance from the roadway and the second distance from the roadway are not equal;
- transmitting sensor information from the plurality of sensor stations to a processor;
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- using the processor to analyze the information provided by the plurality of sensor stations to determine a condition of an animal.
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