Howlab (Human Openware Research Lab) Research Group, I3A (Aragon Institute of Engineering Research), University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
GeoSpatium Lab S.L., Carlos Marx 6, 50015 Zaragoza, Spain.
Sensors (Basel). 2021 Dec 31;22(1):300. doi: 10.3390/s22010300.
Animal telemetry is a subject of great potential and scientific interest, but it shows design-dependent problems related to price, flexibility and customization, autonomy, integration of elements, and structural design. The objective of this paper is to provide solutions, from the application of design, to cover the niches that we discovered by reviewing the scientific literature and studying the market. The design process followed to achieve the objective involved a development based on methodologies and basic design approaches focused on the human experience and also that of the animal. We present a modular collar that distributes electronic components in several compartments, connected, and powered by batteries that are wirelessly recharged. Its manufacture is based on 3D printing, something that facilitates immediacy in adaptation and economic affordability. The modularity presented by the proposal allows for adapting the size of the modules to the components they house as well as selecting which specific modules are needed in a project. The homogeneous weight distribution is transferred to the comfort of the animal and allows for a better integration of the elements of the collar. This device substantially improves the current offer of telemetry devices for farming animals, thanks to an animal-centered design process.
动物遥测是一个极具潜力和科学兴趣的课题，但它显示出与价格、灵活性和定制性、自主性、元素集成和结构设计相关的设计依赖性问题。本文的目的是提供解决方案，从应用设计的角度出发，涵盖我们通过审查科学文献和研究市场发现的利基。为了实现目标，我们遵循的设计过程涉及到基于方法和基本设计方法的开发，这些方法侧重于人类体验和动物体验。我们提出了一种模块化项圈，它将电子元件分布在几个隔室中，通过无线充电的电池连接并供电。它的制造基于 3D 打印，这使得适应和经济负担能力变得更加容易。该提案提出的模块化允许根据其容纳的组件来调整模块的大小，并选择项目中需要的特定模块。均匀的重量分布转移到动物的舒适度上，并允许更好地集成项圈的元素。由于采用了以动物为中心的设计过程，这种设备大大改进了当前用于养殖动物的遥测设备的供应。
