ADAPTIVE INSECT TRAP
The current subject matter relates to controlling insects and includes a trap that can vary operation based at least on a target insect. For example, different insects are attracted to and/or repelled by different things, such as gases, orders, lights, and sounds. In general, things that attract a given insect are referred to as attractants and things that repel a given insect are referred to as repellents. By varying the operation of the trap, different attractants and repellants can be used to attract and/or repel specific insects. In addition, these attractants and repellants and/or characteristics thereof can these be varied dynamically based on, for example, time of day, proximity of individuals to the trap, proximity of insects to the trap, geographic location, and the like. Related apparatus, system, articles, and techniques are also described.
1 . An apparatus comprising:
a fan;
an attractant source;
a repellent source; and
a controller operatively coupled to the fan, the attractant source, and the repellent source, the controller configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving data characterizing a proximity of a person or an insect; and
changing a mode of operation of the apparatus based on the received data, wherein changing the mode of operation includes modifying operation of one or more of the fan, the attractant source, and the repellent source.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a remote interface configured to communicate wirelessly; and
a data acquisition unit.
3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the data characterizing the proximity of the person or the insect includes an instruction received wirelessly from a mobile device or a remote network gateway, the data received by the remote interface.
4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the received data characterizes the proximity of the person and the changing the mode of operation includes increasing an output of the repellant source or increasing an output of the attractant source.
5 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the received data characterizes the proximity of the insect and the changing of the mode of operation includes increasing an output of the attractant source and operating the fan.
6 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the data characterizing the proximity of the person or the insect is received from the data acquisition unit, the received data including one or more sensor measurements, the controller configured to perform further operations comprising:
determining, from the received data, one or more data features; and
detecting, based on the one or more data features, a proximity of a person or an insect.
7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to perform further operations comprising:
classifying, based on the one or more data features, a type of insect, wherein changing the mode of operation is based on the type of insect.
8 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to perform further operations comprising:
communication, using the remote interface, with a second apparatus including a second fan, a second attractant source, a second repellent source; and a second controller; and
establishing a communication session with the second apparatus;
wherein the received data characterizes the proximity of the person or insect to the second apparatus, the changing of the mode of operation includes increasing an output of the attractant source and operating the fan in response to the received data characterizing proximity of the person to the second apparatus, the changing of the mode of operation includes increasing an output of the repellent source in response to the received data characterizing proximity of the insect to the second apparatus.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the attractant source includes one or more of: ultraviolet light source, thermal source, infra-red source, acoustic source, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) source, L-lactic acid source, acetone source, dichloromethane source, dimethyl disulfide source, and octanol source.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the repellent source includes one or more of: N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), citronella, malathion, and naled.
11 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the data acquisition unit includes one or more of: passive IR sensor, video camera, motion sensor, temperature sensor, moisture sensor, carbon dioxide sensor, geolocation positioning system (GPS), wind sensor, anemometer, and photocell.
12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller includes a predictive model for operating the fan, the attractant source, and the repellent source; the controller configured to perform operations further comprising:
receiving a supervisory signal indicating an effectiveness of the predictive model; and
updating the predictive model in response to the supervisory signal.
13 . The apparatus of claim 2 , the controller configured to perform further operations comprising:
recording an output of the data acquisition unit; and
transmitting, using the remote interface, the recorded output of the data acquisition unit to a mobile device or a remote network gateway.
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