Design of a Drone-Assisted Wireless Sensor Network System for Feedlot Animal Health Monitoring

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dc.contributor.advisorFapojuwo, Abraham
dc.contributor.advisorDavies, Bob
dc.contributor.authorWang, Hai
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-01T17:22:07Z
dc.date.available2015-11-20T08:00:43Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-01
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractCattle health monitoring on the feedlot is a crucial but nontrivial task. Conventionally, the monitoring quality relies heavily on the obviousness of the observed traits and the time spent on observing each animal, which make the early detection of the illness hard to achieve. In this thesis, a wireless sensor network system is developed to monitor the animals’ feeding and drinking behaviors thereby increasing the probability of detecting the animals with early signs of illness. Deploying mechanism of the drone is also proposed to localize the animal that needs care. Finally, a scheduling algorithm is designed to support data transmissions in animal wireless body area networks. The significance of the research lies in the novelty and feasibility of using directional antenna, drone and wireless body area networks for feedlot animal health monitoring.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWang, H. (2015). Design of a Drone-Assisted Wireless Sensor Network System for Feedlot Animal Health Monitoring (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25587en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25587
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2583
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Electronics and Electrical
dc.subject.classificationWireless Sensor Networken_US
dc.subject.classificationdroneen_US
dc.subject.classificationanimal health monitoringen_US
dc.subject.classificationfeedloten_US
dc.subject.classificationdirectional antennaen_US
dc.subject.classificationmesh networken_US
dc.subject.classificationlocalizationen_US
dc.titleDesign of a Drone-Assisted Wireless Sensor Network System for Feedlot Animal Health Monitoring
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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