Now i’m working on a IoT project that required to detect number of wild birds go through a window.
Currently, i’m thinking about two possible ways to overcome this problem:
Video Camera pair with machine learning for the identification of birds
Using Laser beam to detect bird pass through the window
I have some concerns with the birds overlapping and the bird flying speed which might give incorrect detection.
I would like to ask all of you who are experienced in IoT and get your opinions on this as well as other possible solutions to be considered.
In my opinion, the first option sounds more reliable. As you already mention the birds overlapping may be a problem and this will probably affect more if you use the second method. However, the speed of the birds can affect either method, depending on what hardware you use. If the camera you use has a high fps at an acceptable resolution it shouldn’t be a problem but if you are going to use a LIDAR with a high update rate, a wide detection range and FOV and that is not affected by sunlight then it shouldn’t be a problem either, but as you may have noticed there are many more limiting factors for the second option so I am leaning more towards the first one.
Anyway, a good option would be to check papers on this subject, there may not be many studies on bird detection but I’m sure there must be a lot of work on detecting fast moving objects like cars.
