scholarly journals Automatically Detected Pecking Activity in Group-Housed Turkeys

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2034
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Gonzalez ◽  
Abozar Nasirahmadi ◽  
Ute Knierim
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Network Model ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Activity Detection ◽  
Recording Time ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Mean Sensitivity

In search for an early warning system for cannibalism, in this study a newly developed automatic pecking activity detection system was validated and used to investigate how pecking activity changes over the rearing phase and before cannibalistic outbreaks. Data were recorded on two farms, one with female (intact beaks) and the other with male (trimmed beaks) turkeys. A metallic pecking object that was equipped with a microphone was installed in the barn and video monitored. Pecking activity was continuously recorded and fed into a CNN (Convolutional neural network) model that automatically detected pecks. The CNN was validated on both farms, and very satisfactory detection performances were reached (mean sensitivity/recall, specificity, accuracy, precision, and F1-score around 90% or higher). The extent of pecking at the object differed between farms, but the objects were used during the whole recording time, with highest activities in the morning hours. Daily pecking frequencies showed a low downward trend over the rearing period, although on both farms they increased again in week 5 of life. No clear associations between pecking frequencies and in total three cannibalistic outbreaks on farm 1 in one batch could be found. The detection system is usable for further research, but it should be further automated. It should also be further tested under various farm conditions.

scholarly journals Methodology for Developing Hydrological Models Based on an Artificial Neural Network to Establish an Early Warning System in Small Catchments

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Sušanj ◽  
Nevenka Ožanić ◽  
Ivan Marović
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural Network ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Ann Model ◽  
Data Value ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Artificial Neural

In some situations, there is no possibility of hazard mitigation, especially if the hazard is induced by water. Thus, it is important to prevent consequences via an early warning system (EWS) to announce the possible occurrence of a hazard. The aim and objective of this paper are to investigate the possibility of implementing an EWS in a small-scale catchment and to develop a methodology for developing a hydrological prediction model based on an artificial neural network (ANN) as an essential part of the EWS. The methodology is implemented in the case study of the Slani Potok catchment, which is historically recognized as a hazard-prone area, by establishing continuous monitoring of meteorological and hydrological parameters to collect data for the training, validation, and evaluation of the prediction capabilities of the ANN model. The model is validated and evaluated by visual and common calculation approaches and a new evaluation for the assessment. This new evaluation is proposed based on the separation of the observed data into classes based on the mean data value and the percentages of classes above or below the mean data value as well as on the performance of the mean absolute error.

scholarly journals Internet-Based Flood Detection System (Iot) and Telegram Messenger Using Mcu Node and Water Level Sensor

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 230-235
Author(s):  
Novianda Nanda Nanda ◽  
Rizalul Akram ◽  
Liza Fitria
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Level Sensor ◽  
Flood Detection ◽  
Internet Of Thing

During the rainy season, several regions in Indonesia experienced floods even to the capital of Indonesia also flooded. Some of the causes are the high intensity of continuous rain, clogged or non-smooth drainage, high tides to accommodate the flow of water from rivers, other causes such as forest destruction, shallow and full of garbage and other causes. Every flood disaster comes, often harming the residents who experience it. The late anticipation from the community and the absence of an early warning system or information that indicates that there will be a flood so that the community is not prepared to face floods that cause a lot of losses. Therefore it is necessary to have a detection system to provide early warning if floods will occur, this is very important to prevent material losses from flooded residents. From this problem the researchers designed an internet-based flood detection System of Things (IoT). This tool can later be controlled via a smartphone remotely and can send messages Telegram messenger to citizens if the detector detects a flood will occur.Keywords: Flooding, Smartphone, Telegram messenger, Internet of Thing (IoT).

scholarly journals Developing an On-Road Object Detection System Using Monovision and Radar Fusion

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Ya-Wen Hsu ◽  
Yi-Horng Lai ◽  
Kai-Quan Zhong ◽  
Tang-Kai Yin ◽  
Jau-Woei Perng
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Object Detection ◽  
Spatial Clustering ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
Target Object ◽  
Fusion Algorithm ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Distance Information

In this study, a millimeter-wave (MMW) radar and an onboard camera are used to develop a sensor fusion algorithm for a forward collision warning system. This study proposed integrating an MMW radar and camera to compensate for the deficiencies caused by relying on a single sensor and to improve frontal object detection rates. Density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise and particle filter algorithms are used in the radar-based object detection system to remove non-object noise and track the target object. Meanwhile, the two-stage vision recognition system can detect and recognize the objects in front of a vehicle. The detected objects include pedestrians, motorcycles, and cars. The spatial alignment uses a radial basis function neural network to learn the conversion relationship between the distance information of the MMW radar and the coordinate information in the image. Then a neural network is utilized for object matching. The sensor with a higher confidence index is selected as the system output. Finally, three kinds of scenario conditions (daytime, nighttime, and rainy-day) were designed to test the performance of the proposed method. The detection rates and the false alarm rates of proposed system were approximately 90.5% and 0.6%, respectively.

Early-Warning Model for TECC Based on Gray Neural Network - Taking Laolongtou Scenic Area as an Example

2013 ◽  
Vol 397-400 ◽  
pp. 2435-2438
Author(s):  
Xiu Ping Yang ◽  
Er Chao Li
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Early Warning ◽  
Early Warning System ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Fuzzy Inference ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Forecasting Model ◽  
Error Signal ◽  
Single Feature ◽  
Warning Model

Based on fuzzy inference and gray neural network, indexes of early-warning system of carrying capacity in scenic spots is established and extract fuzzy rules based on historical data, simulate the early-warning system based on fuzzy inference, gray forecasting model is built for single feature index respectively, add a compensated error based on neural network. The prediction value equals to the output value of grey neural network model plus the compensated error signal. At last, takes Laolongtou scenic area as an example.

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