# US 2021/0329892 A1 · Dynamic farm sensor system reconfiguration > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0329892 A1 - Document ID: US20210329892A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/858,769 - Filed: 2020-04-27 - Published: 2021-10-28 - Earliest claimed: 2020-04-27 - Assignees: Ecto, Inc. - Applicants: Ecto, Inc. - Inventors: Dmitry Kozachenok; Allen Torng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210329892A1 ## CPC - A01K 61/60: Floating cultivation devices, e.g. rafts or floating fish-farms - A01K 61/95: specially adapted for fish - A01K 29/005: {Monitoring or measuring activity} - A01K 61/80: Feeding devices - E02B 17/00: Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs {or offshore constructions}; Construction methods therefor ({construction methods for floating platforms B63B75/00}; anchoring floating platforms B63B21/00; floating platforms, e.g. anchored, B63B35/44; {underwater reservoirs B65D88/78}) - G01S 15/04: Systems determining presence of a target - G01S 15/86: Combinations of sonar systems with lidar systems; Combinations of sonar systems with systems not using wave reflection - G01S 15/96: for locating fish - G06T 7/80: Analysis of captured images to determine intrinsic or extrinsic camera parameters, i.e. camera calibration - H04N 23/58: Means for changing the camera field of view without moving the camera body, e.g. nutating or panning of optics or image sensors - H04N 23/61: based on recognised objects - H04N 23/62: Control of parameters via user interfaces - Y02A 40/81: Aquaculture, e.g. of fish - A01K: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS - E02B: HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING (ship-lifting E02C; dredging E02F) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ## Abstract A method of dynamically reconfiguring sensor system operating parameter by receiving, at an electronic device, data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters corresponding to one or more underwater objects within a marine enclosure. A set of intrinsic operating parameters for a sensor system at a position within the marine enclosure is determined based at least in part on the data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters. The sensor system is configured according to the determined set of intrinsic operating parameters by changing at least one intrinsic operating parameter of the sensor system in response to the data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: receiving, at an electronic device, data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters corresponding to one or more underwater objects within a marine enclosure; determining, by the electronic device, a set of intrinsic operating parameters for a sensor system at a position within the marine enclosure based at least in part on the data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters; configuring, by the electronic device, the sensor system according to the determined set of intrinsic operating parameters by changing at least one intrinsic operating parameter of the sensor system in response to the data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters; and obtaining, by the electronic device, an underwater object data set in response to configuring the sensor system according to the determined set of intrinsic operating parameters, wherein the underwater object data set includes one or more sensor measurements of the one or more underwater objects within the marine enclosure. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the sensor system according to the determined set of intrinsic operating parameters further comprises: changing the at least one intrinsic operating parameter of the sensor system without physically repositioning the sensor system away from the position within the marine enclosure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein changing the at least one parameter of the sensor system further comprises: changing a pose of the sensor system without physically repositioning the sensor system away from the position within the marine enclosure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters comprises one or more of: receiving data indicating a schooling behavior of fish; receiving data indicating a swimming behavior of fish; receiving data corresponding to a physical location of the one or more underwater objects; receiving data corresponding to an identification of an individual fish; and receiving data indicating a distance of the one or more underwater objects from the sensor system. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving, at the electronic device, data indicative of one or more environmental conditions associated with the marine enclosure; and determining, by the electronic device, the set of intrinsic operating parameters for the sensor system based at least in part on the data indicative of one or more environmental conditions. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein changing the at least one intrinsic operating parameter of the sensor system comprises one or more of: changing an aperture size of an image sensor of the sensor system; changing a shutter speed of the image sensor; changing an ISO value of the image sensor; changing an exposure setting of the image sensor; changing a depth of field of the image sensor; changing an optical zoom of the image sensor; changing a field of view of the image sensor; changing a lens shift position of the image sensor; and changing a lens tilt angle of the image sensor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein changing the at least one intrinsic operating parameter of the sensor system comprises one or more of: changing a beam width of an acoustic sensor of the sensor system; changing an angular resolution of the acoustic sensor; changing a range resolution of the acoustic sensor; changing a pulse length of the acoustic sensor; changing a pulse width of the acoustic sensor; changing an operating frequency of the acoustic sensor; changing a beam scanning mode of the acoustic sensor; changing a receiver sensitivity of the acoustic sensor; and changing an acoustic source strength of the acoustic sensor. ### Claim 8 A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a set of executable instructions, the set of executable instructions to manipulate at least one processor to: receive, at an electronic device, data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters corresponding to one or more underwater objects within a marine enclosure; determine, by the electronic device, a set of intrinsic operating parameters for a sensor system at a position within the marine enclosure based at least in part on the data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters; configure, by the electronic device, the sensor system according to the determined set of intrinsic operating parameters by changing at least one intrinsic operating parameter of the sensor system in response to the data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters; and obtain, by the electronic device, an underwater object data set in response to configuring the sensor system according to the determined set of intrinsic operating parameters, wherein the underwater object data set includes one or more sensor measurements of the one or more underwater objects within the marine enclosure. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further embodying executable instructions to manipulate at least one processor to: change the at least one intrinsic operating parameter of the sensor system without physically repositioning the sensor system away from the position within the marine enclosure. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, further embodying executable instructions to manipulate at least one processor to: change a pose of the sensor system without physically repositioning the sensor system away from the position within the marine enclosure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further embodying executable instructions to manipulate at least one processor to: receive data indicating one or more of a schooling behavior of fish, a swimming behavior of fish, a physical location of the one or more underwater objects, an identification of an individual fish, and a distance of the one or more underwater objects from the sensor system. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further embodying executable instructions to manipulate at least one processor to: receive, at the electronic device, data indicative of one or more environmental conditions associated with the marine enclosure; and determine, by the electronic device, the set of intrinsic operating parameters for the sensor system based at least in part on the data indicative of one or more environmental conditions. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further embodying executable instructions to manipulate at least one processor to: change one or more intrinsic operating parameters including an aperture size of an image sensor of the sensor system, a shutter speed of the image sensor, an ISO value of the image sensor, an exposure setting of the image sensor, a depth of field of the image sensor, an optical zoom of the image sensor; a field of view of the image sensor, changing a lens shift position of the image sensor, and a lens tilt angle of the image sensor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further embodying executable instructions to manipulate at least one processor to: change one or more intrinsic operating parameters including a beam width of an acoustic sensor of the sensor system; an angular resolution of the acoustic sensor, a range resolution of the acoustic sensor, a pulse length of the acoustic sensor, a pulse width of the acoustic sensor, an operating frequency of the acoustic sensor, a beam scanning mode of the acoustic sensor, a receiver sensitivity of the acoustic sensor, and an acoustic source strength of the acoustic sensor. ### Claim 15 A system, comprising: a set of one or more sensors configured to capture a set of data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters corresponding to one or more underwater objects within a marine enclosure; a digital storage medium, encoding instructions executable by a computing device; a processor, communicably coupled to the digital storage medium, configured to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions are configured to: determine a set of intrinsic operating parameters for a sensor system at a position within the marine enclosure based at least in part on the data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters; configure the sensor system according to the determined set of intrinsic operating parameters by changing at least one intrinsic operating parameter of the sensor system in response to the data indicative of one or more underwater object parameters; and obtain an underwater object data set in response to configuring the sensor system according to the determined set of intrinsic operating parameters, wherein the underwater object data set includes one or more sensor measurements of the one or more underwater objects within the marine enclosure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to: change the at least one intrinsic operating parameter of the sensor system without physically repositioning the sensor system away from the position within the marine enclosure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to: change a pose of the sensor system without physically repositioning the sensor system away from the position within the marine enclosure. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive, data indicative of one or more environmental conditions associated with the marine enclosure; and determine the set of intrinsic operating parameters for the sensor system based at least in part on the data indicative of one or more environmental conditions. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to: change one or more intrinsic operating parameters including a beam width of an acoustic sensor of the sensor system; an angular resolution of the acoustic sensor, a range resolution of the acoustic sensor, a pulse length of the acoustic sensor, a pulse width of the acoustic sensor, an operating frequency of the acoustic sensor, a beam scanning mode of the acoustic sensor, a receiver sensitivity of the acoustic sensor, and an acoustic source strength of the acoustic sensor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the processor is further configured to: change one or more intrinsic operating parameters including an aperture size of an image sensor of the sensor system, a shutter speed of the image sensor, an ISO value of the image sensor, an exposure setting of the image sensor, a depth of field of the image sensor, an optical zoom of the image sensor; a field of view of the image sensor, changing a lens shift position of the image sensor, and a lens tilt angle of the image sensor.