Optimization of Deer Repellent Devices Placement Based on Hill Climbing and Acoustic Ray Tracing

Deer repelling sound is affected by the attenuation of reflected sound due to terrain undulations and air absorption. Therefore, sound wave propagation analysis can be used to decide the location of devices. This paper deals with the optimization of deer repellent device placement using the mountaineering and acoustic ray tracking methods. A Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for mid-mountainous areas is used for the placement of deer repellent devices takinginto account the undulations of the terrain. We use OpenStreetMap (OSM) to get the location of deers in their living environment. Simulation results show that the proposed system is able to optimize the placement of deer repellent devices by maximizing network connectivity and deer repellent sound range.