Grazing unmanned aerial vehicle and herd tracking method

Abstract

The invention discloses a grazing unmanned aerial vehicle and a herd tracking method, which can take an image of a herd through a camera, calculate the mass point of the whole herd in the image according to an algorithm, and track the mass point. The method comprises the steps of if the livestock is lost, finding out the livestock moving relatively, labeling and numbering the livestock, judging which livestock is lost through the label and the number, calculating the position and escape direction and speed of the lost livestock finally appearing in the view of the unmanned aerial vehicle, andfinally, sending the calculated possible area of the lost livestock to the herdsmen through the unmanned aerial vehicle. The grazing unmanned aerial vehicle can move along with the herd, helps herdsmen to detect the safety state of the herd, also can detect individuals gradually leaving the herd in real time, and helps the herdsmen to monitor whether there is livestock lost or lost in the herd inreal time. The grazing unmanned aerial vehicle and the method are also suitable for the large-scale herds, have a very good effect in a grazing environment which is simple in background and is not shielded, and can be applied to large-scale cattle / sheep breeding industry.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle and a tracking method, in particular to a grazing unmanned aerial vehicle and a herd tracking method. Background technique [0002] Sheep are of great economic value. Mutton can be eaten, wool can be used, and goat milk can be drunk. People in Northwest China mainly live on animal husbandry. Herding sheep makes people in Northwest China live better and richer. [0003] In the traditional manual herding of sheep, herders need to follow the flock with a whip, and in order to prevent the flock from getting lost or mixed into other people's flocks, people have to go out to look at it every hour. Especially when the number of sheep in the flock is very large, often reaching hundreds, it is difficult for one person to find the lost sheep. Several people are required to complete the work at the same time. Find it, which consumes a lot of manpower and material resources. [0004] After extensive investigati...

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However, the defects of these two methods are also very obvious. On the one hand, it interferes with the normal movement of the herd, and may cause the livestock to flee in fright; Limited speed, unable to meet control needs in different directions, so not suitable for large herds

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