Animal lameness detection with radar sensing

Shrestha, A., Loukas, C., Le Kernec, J. , Fioranelli, F. , Busin, V. , Jonsson, N. , King, G. , Tomlinson, M., Viora, L. and Voute, L. (2018) Animal lameness detection with radar sensing. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 15(8), pp. 1189-1193. (doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2018.2832650)

Abstract

Lameness is a significant problem for performance horses and farmed animals, with severe impact on animal welfare and treatment costs. Lameness is commonly diagnosed through subjective scoring methods performed by trained veterinary clinicians, but automatic methods using suitable sensors would improve efficiency and reliability. In this paper, we propose the use of radar micro-Doppler signatures for contactless and automatic identification of lameness, and present preliminary results for dairy cows, sheep, and horses. These proof-of-concept results are promising, with classification accuracy above 85% for dairy cows, around 92% for horses, and close to 99% for sheep.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tomlinson, Mr Martin and Busin, Valentina and Viora, Dr Lorenzo and Loukas, Mr Charalampos and Jonsson, Professor Nicholas and Voute, Dr Lance and Fioranelli, Dr Francesco and King, Mr George and Shrestha, Mr Aman and Le Kernec, Dr Julien
• Authors: Shrestha, A., Loukas, C., Le Kernec, J., Fioranelli, F., Busin, V., Jonsson, N., King, G., Tomlinson, M., Viora, L., and Voute, L.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine; College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering; College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
• Journal Name: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
• Publisher: IEEE
• ISSN: 1545-598X
• ISSN (Online): 1545-598X
• Published Online: 17 May 2018
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 IEEE
• First Published: First published in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 15(8): 1189-1193
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
300142	0	Can we detect and monitor horses' lameness with automatic, contactless radar sensors?	Francesco Fioranelli	Petplan Charitable Trust (PETPLAN)	2017-569-607	ENG - Systems Power & Energy