Arizona Board of Regents acting for and on behalf of Northern Arizona University
发明人:
Shafer Michael W.,Flikkema Paul G.,Davidson Joseph
申请号:
US201715489604
公开号:
US9979463(B1)
申请日:
2017.04.17
申请国别(地区):
美国
年份:
2018
代理人:
IPTechLaw
摘要:
Implementations of UAV wildlife monitoring system may include a ground control station wirelessly coupled to a UAV which may include a flight controller, a first radio, a second radio, a first antenna, a second antenna, a very high frequency (VHF) radio receiver, and a computer, all operatively coupled together. The monitoring system may also include a VHF tag configured to be coupled to an animal, wherein when the VHF tag is coupled to the animal, the VHF radio receiver receives a VHF radio signal from the VHF tag using the first antenna, wherein the computer process the VHF radio signal to create the location data from the VHF radio signal, processes the location data, and sends the location data to the second radio, wherein the second radio transmits the location data into a telecommunications channel, and wherein the ground control station receives the location data from the telecommunications channel.