ROBOTIC AGRICULTURE PROTECTION SYSTEM

• US 20190069535A1
• Filed: 08/17/2018
• Published: 03/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jr., John William Hauck
• Original Assignee: Jr., John William Hauck
• Inventors: Hauck, JR., John William
• Granted Patent: US 11,617,363 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 29/10 using light sources, e.g. lasers or flashing lights
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 29/16 using sound waves
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/002 Detecting animals in a given area
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 11/002 Manipulators for defensive or military tasks
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 19/023 including video camera means
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 5/005 mounted on endless tracks or belts
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/0003 Home robots, i.e. small robots for domestic use
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/161 Hardware, e.g. neural networks, fuzzy logic, interfaces, processor
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/02 Control of position or course in two dimensions
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0246 using a video camera in combination with image processing means
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0291 Fleet control monitoring fleets in traffic control systems for road vehicles G08G1/127, G08G1/127

Abstract

A system useful to protect a real estate property includes at least one sensor configured to monitor presence of a nuisance animal on the real estate property, a computerized control module including programming to diagnose the presence of the nuisance animal based upon data from the at least one sensor, and at least one mobile robotic device. The mobile robotic device is configured to move to a location of the nuisance animal on the real estate property based upon the data from the at least one sensor and emulate a predator to move the nuisance animal.

Claims

1. A system useful to protect a real estate property, comprising:

at least one sensor configured to monitor presence of a nuisance animal on the real estate property;

a computerized control module including programming to diagnose the presence of the nuisance animal based upon data from the at least one sensor; and

at least one mobile robotic device configured to;

move to a location of the nuisance animal on the real estate property based upon the data from the at least one sensor; and

emulate a predator to move the nuisance animal.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile robotic device comprises wheels.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one mobile robotic device comprises four-wheel drive.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile robotic device comprises a pair of caterpillar tracks.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile robotic device comprises an aerial drone.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of mobile robotic devices configured to move in a coordinated way to herd the nuisance animal.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile robotic device comprises an effigy of a predator bird.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile robotic device comprises an effigy of a coyote.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile robotic device comprises an audio speaker generating noises.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile robotic device comprises a propane cannon generating noises.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile robotic device utilizes one of a camera device, a radar device, and a LIDAR device to move around the real estate property.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of camera devices deployed around the real estate property;

and

wherein the mobile robotic device utilizes data from the camera devices to move around the real estate property.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the mobile robotic device utilizes one of global positioning data, cell phone tower data, and inertial data provided by a gyroscopic device to move around the real estate property.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the computerized control module is located on the at least one mobile robotic device.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the computerized control module further includes programming to:

plot a patrol route for the at least one mobile robotic device around the real estate property.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the computerized control module further includes programming to:

prioritize a portion of the real estate property as vulnerable to the nuisance animal.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the computerized control module further includes programming to:

diagnose a species identity of the nuisance animal based upon the data from the at least one sensor; and

wherein the at least one mobile robotic device emulates the predator based upon the species identity of the nuisance animal.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor configured to monitor presence of the nuisance animal comprises one of a radar device, a camera device, an audio detection device, a weather sensor device, a moon phase sensor device, a motion detection device, a laser detection device, and a thermal imaging device.

19. An automated hunter drone useful to protect produce of an agricultural field, comprising:

the hunter drone configured to emulate a predator, comprising;

sensors configured to monitor presence of a nuisance target animal;

a noise generating device configured to create a noise to scare away the nuisance target animal;

a computerized control module, with programming configured to;

monitor inputs from the sensors;

diagnose presence of the nuisance target animal;

command movement of the hunter drone to pursue the nuisance target animal;

command the noise generating device to create the noise; and

continue to pursue the nuisance target animal until the nuisance target animal leaves the agricultural field.

20. A system useful to scare away nuisance animals from an area sensitive to the nuisance animals, comprising:

at least one sensor configured to monitor presence of the nuisance animals in the area;

at least one mobile robotic device configured to move to the area and scare the nuisance animals; and

a computerized base station configured to;

monitor the at least one sensor;

determine a threshold nuisance animal event based upon the monitored input; and

control the robotic device based upon the determined event.