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Poultry Farm Security Gate: Autonomous Vehicle Recognition System, Kaitlyn M. Nelms, Mary A. Morris
Poultry Farm Security Gate: Autonomous Vehicle Recognition System, Kaitlyn M. Nelms, Mary A. Morris
Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Publications and Other Works
This project addresses the lack of security on access roads to broiler poultry farms in Tennessee by creating a system that autonomously recognizes vehicles as they approach the farm property. Many of these farms lack gates with proper security, making them vulnerable to vandalism and risking their biosecurity. Allowing all feed trucks entry to the farms is a vital requirement of the design in order to avoid interrupting operations on the farm. To address this issue, this project utilizes a combination of automated license plate reading software and light detection and ranging sensors (LiDAR) to autonomously recognize a vehicle and …
Stability And Evolution Of Planar And Concave Slopes Under Unsaturated And Rainfall Conditions, Arash Hassanikhah, Eric C. Drumm
Stability And Evolution Of Planar And Concave Slopes Under Unsaturated And Rainfall Conditions, Arash Hassanikhah, Eric C. Drumm
Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science Publications and Other Works
Natural slopes are often observed to have a concave, convex, or a combination concave/convex profile, yet constructed slopes are traditionally designed with planar cross-sectional geometry. In this paper, the stability of two planar slopes was compared with that of companion concave slopes, designed to have similar factors of safety (FOS) under gravity loading. The stability of these slopes was then investigated in response to a suction event followed by a precipitation event, and it was shown that both the planar and the concave slopes experienced similar changes in stability. Additional analyses were conducted with a simulated erosion mechanism to investigate …