How Deer You

The crisis is world-wide. In Brazil alone, animal deaths by cars is in the millions. In the USA, West Virginia is the state with the highest risk of deer accidents. Currently there is no effective way to prevent such tragic and costly occurrences.

Here is how we are doing it:

‘Shape Pattern Recognition’

Our deer sensor/cameras will have the ability to ‘camera recognize’ deer physiology on what a deer looks like. This will then alert the driver that a deer is in the premises. 

Heat Recognition

Our sensor/cameras detect heat and recognize life forms in the the car’s or about to enter the road. We must overcome the heat systems of the car so that the sensor/camera can give accurate warnings. We are now experimenting and researching with this.

How Deer You will begin the goal of, a world where Biodiversity and cohabitation has real meaning.

The problem is three-fold The human and animal loss, and the financial loss due to so  many accidents-- that could be prevented. In the United States an estimated 1.23 million deer related accidents occurred in a one-year period ending June 2012

In the United States, the state with the highest number of deer-vehicle collisions is Pennsylvania, with an estimated 115,000 collisions in 2013 causing $400 million in damage. West Virginia is the state with the highest risk that a motorist will hit a deer whilst driving.

Currently there is no effective way to prevent such tragic and costly occurrences. Deer–vehicle collisions lead to about 200 human deaths every year.

By working to improve the lives of humans (preventing car crashes) and deers (life loss), I am trying to serve humanity and the animal world, protecting the interdependency of all life.

America's highways allow people and products to travel to every corner of our nation. Along the way, these roads cross through the habitat of many native wildlife species. When these paths intersect, collisions can occur, and in greater numbers than most people realize. Based on the results of this study, there are an estimated one to two million collisions between cars and large animals every year in the United States. This presents a real danger to human safety as well as wildlife survival. State and local transportation agencies are looking for ways to meet the needs of the traveling public, maintain human safety, and conserve wildlife.

Linking robotics, animal welfare and sensors we are creating a Safe Place for two leggeds and four leggeds. How Deer You is a new innovative two  functions (‘Shape Pattern Recognition’ and Heat Recognition) device attached to automobiles to protect human and animals, by a sensor/camera warning system. 1st Phase we build the sensor/camera and offer it to Tesla and other automotive companies so that they can test it.

‘Shape Pattern Recognition’

The new car models have six camras around the cars. Our deer sensor/cameras will have the ability to ‘camera recognize’ deer physiology on what a deer looks like. This will then alert the driver that a deer is in the premises. If this works we can also add a receiver which will receive the information that a deer is near another car. 

Heat Recognition

We will make our sensor/cameras able to detect heat and thus recognizing life forms in the path of the car or about to enter the road. We must overcome the heat systems of the car so that the sensor/camera can give accurate warnings. We are now experimenting and researching with this. This heat detector can detect all life forms for example: racoons, dogs, cats, squirrels, etc.

'How Deer You' is an unique system that works in sync with existing camera systems in the car. In a way it is a form of swarm intelligence, sharing data in real time to save lives. 

The core technology of the 'heat recognition system' is a heat sensor that will be attached to the car. This sensor will detect the heat emitted by the deer and other animals and alert the driver that a deer or animal is 'on the Premises'.

The core technology in the 'shape pattern recognition system' is the 6 cameras already built into new car models. We will alter the programs of these cameras to add animal recognition to their features. 

The technology involved in 'How Deer You' has been tested and verified. The only barrier has been to place the device on the car itself, and we are addressing that now.

Our goal for the next year is to contact the car companies (Tesla first) and see if I can integrate my design into there car models.

Our goal in the next five years is to get a working model attached to the car

in current structural engineering designs of car models it is very difficult to introduce new additions in mass production. 

'How Deer You' advocates the vital importance to make these changes in the cars.

We are best placed to deliver this solution because care about animals and because we live in an area with lots of deer and automobile collisions. Technology should work for biodiversity and not against it.

we will be raising investments reaching out directly to the car manufacturers.

Solve can help bring our idea to the attention of car manufacturers (especially Tesla).

We would like to partner with the defenders of wildlife, AAA, WWF, and more

The AI prize will help us synchronize the existing sensor/cameras with our ‘How Deer You’ add-on detection devices. Because we are piggybacking on the initial cameras of the cars we need this transition to be smooth. AI is integral to making this work. We will use the AI by creating a network between the outside world and the inside of the car.

As a young woman aspiring scientist, I want to make a mark in helping alleviate suffering caused by automobile and wildlife collisions in the animal and human world.

If we were honored enough to receive this award we would reach out to car makers all over the world, so that we can place these devices all across the globe. The devices would be placed especially in Brazil and the scandinavian countries where wildlife and automobile collisions are more prevalent.