A sentinel network for vibration-based termite control

用于基于振动的白蚁控制的哨兵网络

• 批准号: LP200301196
• 负责人: A/Prof Sebastian Oberst
• 金额: $ 41.97万
• 依托单位: University of Technology Sydney
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2022-07-01 至 2026-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP200301196
• 关键词: sentinel; network; vibration; based; termite

Termite damage is costly and eradication via chemicals is hazardous to environment and health. As termites use vibrations to make foraging decisions and eavesdrop on competitors/predators, it is feasible but not attempted hitherto to detect and control termites using vibrations. A smart sentinel network will be developed to enable timber infrastructure to be continuously monitored for termites and for termites to be repelled using specific vibration signals and manipulated structures, with minimal environmental and health impacts. For this network to be efficient and effective, an improved understanding on how vibrations influence termite sociality will be obtained by studying habituation and signal adaptation on collective behaviour.

白蚁损害是昂贵的，通过化学物质消除对环境和健康有害。由于白蚁使用振动来制定竞争者/捕食者的觅食决策和窃听，因此它是可行的，但迄今未尝试使用振动来检测和控制白蚁。将开发一个智能的哨兵网络，以使木材基础设施能够不断监控白蚁，并使用特定的振动信号和操纵结构对白蚁进行驱逐，并具有最小的环境和健康影响。为了使该网络高效，对振动如何影响白蚁的社会性有了改进的了解，可以通过研究习惯和信号适应集体行为来获得。