Project
| # | Title | Team Members | TA | Documents | Sponsor |
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| 55 | Rodent Deterrent and classification system |
Jung Ki Lee Mankeerat Sidhu Rishab Vivekanandh |
Angquan Yu | design_document1.pdf design_document2.pdf final_paper1.pdf photo1.jpg photo2.jpg presentation1.pdf proposal2.pdf proposal1.pdf video |
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| Team Members - Mankeerat Sidhu, Jung Ki Lee, Rishab Problem - Every year, in late summer and fall, thousands and millions of backyards, lawns, golf courses and open grass fields suffer from rodents and birds digging the ground in search for earthworms, soil-dwelling insects, and insect larvae (grubs) ruining the grass and leaving behind large patches of loose turf. This is not only a huge problem for the grass farming industry but also for every backyard ruining the aesthetic pleasingness and plants grown on the lawn. The current deterrent methods are technologically naive including of just a motion sensor, lights and loud sounds which can leave the user unaware of the type of rodent affecting their lawn, loud noises at night and a deterrent that does not prevent lawn digging. Solution - We are proposing a rodent detection and deterrent system which comprises of many parts. Firstly using infrared and ultrasonic sensors on a rotating servo, we would detect for any rodent outside of the usual landscape of the lawn the device is placed in. The PI camera system would simultaneously work to take a clean shot of the rodent/bird and store it in the file system. If recognized to be a ground digging rodent, for the actual deterrent, our colored lights and localized speaker beeps would go in the direction of the rodent/bird rather than just in 1 direction like the previously commercialized methods. This would ensure rodent deterrent and also tell the user what type of animals are responsible for digging their lawn. Criteria For Success - To test for this method, we would set up our system on a surface and test using props of different types of animals. We need to showcase that the sensors can detect irregularity and movement outside of the known landscape, can take a photo of the rodent and then classify the rodent and then also on moving servos, send localized beeps and colored light beams towards the rodent to scare it away and realistically prevent it from digging the ground. Equipment - Arduino Uno, Raspberry pi 4, PIR sensor, Ultrasonic Sensor, PI camera module L298N motor driver, Servos, Colored Light arrays, Small speakers, LCD display (radar showing interactive component), Potentiometers and capacitors |
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