Together with 5G technology, this will help build smarter ranches in the future.
Researchers at the Southwest Jiaotong University in China have designed a smart-watch-styled sensor for cattle that can be powered by their movements and monitor a host of information needed to maintain food safety and supply chain efficiency, aThe easy availability of low-cost sensors has resulted in an explosion of gadgets available for health monitoring at a personal level.
“There is a tremendous amount of kinetic energy that can be harvested in cattle’s daily movements, such as walking, running, and even neck movement,” said Yajia Pan, an energy researcher at Southwest Jiaotong University in the press release. The unique feature of the sensor is the energy harvester that can use even the weakest of kinetic motions to charge up the lithium battery of the sensor. The team has achieved this by using a motion enhancement mechanism using magnets and a pendulum that amplifies the small movements the animal makes.
Interestingly, the mechanism for the device was tested in humans and the researchers found that even a light jog could power the sensor enough to carry out temperature measurements.The researchers' vision for the device is to deploy it to monitor information such as oxygen concentration, air temperature, humidity, amount of exercise, reproductive cycles, milk production, diseases, and much more.
Implementing the technology in ranches can be part of a larger effort to improve the world's food systems and ensure supply chain efficiency since the entire industrial chain can be more intelligent and transparent. Additionally, the addition of these monitoring methods can be completed without significantly adding to theFurthermore, the technology can be adapted for use in sports monitoring, healthcare as well as the construction of human wireless sensor networks, the press release said.
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