Ratpack: Wearable Sensor Networks for Animal Observation

Okuary Osechas, Johannes Thiele, Jó Ágila Bitsch, Klaus Wehrle
August 2008
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Abstract

The goal of our project is to describe the behavior of rats. For this purpose we are using wireless sensor networks, monitoring various quantities that yield important information to complement current knowledge on the behavioral repertoire of rats. So far, on the sensing and processing side we have developed innovative, minimalist approaches pointing in two directions: vocalization analysis and movement tracking. On the data collection and routing side we have adapted to the known burrowing habits of rats by developing new methods for synchronization and data aggregation under the paradigm of sporadic connectivity in a sparse, dynamic network.

Type
Conference paper
Publication
Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Event
30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Aug 20 - Aug 25, 2008, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Animals;behavior Animal;clothing;equipment Design;equipment Failure Analysis;miniaturization;monitoring Ambulatory;rats;reproducibility of Results;sensitivity and Specificity;transducers;
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Okuary Osechas
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Johannes Thiele
Dr. Jó Ágila Bitsch
Dr. Jó Ágila Bitsch
Klaus Wehrle
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