POSITION AND BEHAVIORAL TRACKING SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF

摘要

This invention provides a system and methods for tracking the positions and behaviors of moving objects such as animals. In one embodiment, the system comprises one or more tracking unit, one or more base nodes, one or more remote data hubs, and one or more remote processor with display. Each tracking unit (e.g. attached or inserted into the tracked animals) could transmit acoustic signal with a unique signature. The base nodes, after time stamping the received signals, relate the signals to the remote processors where the signals will be processed and the 3-dimensional spatial coordinates of the tracking units, and hence the animals, can be identified. Further processing of the positional information would reflect the activities and behaviors of each animal. Additional sensors included in the tracking unit provide further information about the states of the animals such as temperature, heart rate or blood pressure etc.

主权项

1. A system for tracking the positions and behaviors of one or more experimental subjects, said system comprises:
one or more tracking units, wherein said tracking units are attached or connected to the experimental subjects and are capable of emitting acoustic ultrasonic signals that contain unique signature for each experimental subjects; a plurality of base nodes, wherein said base nodes receive acoustic signals sent from the tracking units, process said signals and send the processed signals to a remote data hub; one or more remote data hubs, wherein said data hubs collect all the signals from the base nodes and relate the signals to one or more remote processors; and one or more remote processors, wherein the processors are capable of processing data from the tracking units to generate three-dimensional positional information for the experimental subjects in real time.