Concept scenario
Herd Psychology and Sick Animal Tracking
Scenario record: it defines the environment, the mission flow and a proposed hardware and software configuration. The list below is a configuration proposal, not an installation inventory. Field projects lists deployed systems and their measurements.
- Environment
- Outdoor field
- Operating mode
- Supervised autonomy
- Proposed robot
- Unitree A2
The problem addressed
Late detection of diseases in large herds by human eye and epidemic disease risks.
Draft mission flow
- 1The robot patrols autonomously around the herd in the pasture or farm.
- 2Scans animals' body temperatures with a thermal camera, marks those with high fever (e.g., suspected mastitis).
- 3Identifies animals separated from the herd or remains immobile and sends GPS location to the veterinarian.
Proposed hardware
- Radiometric Thermal Camera
- Wide Angle Optical Camera
- Sound Generation/Guidance Module
Proposed software
- Navigation
- Dynamic obstacle tracking adapted to moving herds (cow/sheep)
- Model
- Body Heat Anomaly and Inactivity Detection
- Integration
- Farm Management and Veterinary Notification System
The robot's real operating limits
Unitree A2
Industrial Class Legged Robot
Product page- Ingress rating
- IP56-IP67
- Runtime
- >5 hours (No load) / >3 hours (25kg Load)
- Operating temperature
- -20°C to 55°C
- Payload
- 100 kg
- Max speed
- 5 m/s
- Climb
- 45°
Values are manufacturer data. Scenario fit is determined by comparing these limits with site conditions.
From scenario to installation
Feasibility is determined by the site survey: floor and route, network coverage, the charging point, intervention responsibilities and the conditions under which the robot must stop. The survey report defines the scope, the constraints and the commissioning steps.