HiveShield™ Technical Overview
Field-hardened, modular sensing platform combining chemical, environmental, acoustic, and motion telemetry. Built for research accuracy, commercial durability, and AESRS interoperability.
Core
System Architecture
- Base Unit: MCU + BLE/LoRa, power management, integrated accelerometer.
- Daughtercards: swappable single/dual-sensor cards with EEPROM calibration.
- Telemetry: temperature, humidity, pressure, VOCs/VSCs, SPL, vibration/acceleration.
- Enclosure: weather-resistant, compact, low-disturbance install.
Sensing
Signals & Features
- Early detection of brood disease, pesticide drift, overheating, and hornet threats.
- Temperature-cycled MOX + environmental normalization to reduce drift & cross-sensitivity.
- Acoustic signatures for swarming/queen loss; shock/vibration for transit analytics.
Platform
AESRS™ Integration
- Secure uplink, geotagging, regional anomaly mapping.
- Privacy-aware aggregation for grower and regulator dashboards.
- Research export: raw streams & event logs (opt-in).
Calibration & Testing Methodologies
- Synthetic air & reference gases: baseline VOC/VSC profiles, drift characterization.
- Temperature & humidity sweeps: environmental compensation models.
- Barometric & SPL verification: bench and field comparisons.
- Pathogen exposure protocols: controlled brood disease signatures (research partners).
- Transit test rig: shock/vibration profiles for packaging and route optimization.
