System for controlling the movement of an animal

Details System for controlling the movement of an animal System for controlling the movement of an animal

1989-06-23

1990-11-06

Mancene, Gene

Animal husbandry

Bed or rest

A01K 1500

Patent

active

049676954

ABSTRACT:
A system for controlling the movement of an animal relative to an area is provided having a signal transmitter with a transmitting antenna associated with said area. A loop of wire serves as the transmitting antenna and defines the boundary of the area. An electronic receiver carried by the animal is responsive to a signal produced by the transmitting antenna for producing an animal control output, such as an annoying tone or an electrical shock, to the animal whenever the animal moves into the vicinity of the transmitting antenna.
The electronic receiver has first and second orthogonal receiving antennas for receiving the signal produced by the wire loop antenna. Each antenna receives a respective component of the transmitted signal. Selection circuitry selects which of the respective components has greater magnitude and produces an actuating output to identify such component.
Switch circuitry receives the respective components of the transmitted signal from each of the respective receiving antennas. The switch circuitry responds to the actuating output produced by the selection circuitry to output the respective component having greater magnitude. Control circuitry is responsive to the selected component output from the switch circuit for producing the control output to the animal to control the movement of the animal relative to the selected area. As such, the control circuitry continuously responds to the receiving antenna having the best reception to produce the animal control output.

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