Are there indoor motion detectors that do not respond to animals?

2021-05-18 13:29:44

My spontaneous answer would have been that it would work with Monty Python's parrot, as it no longer emits heat due to its condition ;-) Seriously, I find this approach

just an idea: Animals get a transmitter, possibly in the form of NFC or BT around the neck (collar). As soon as the transmitter is within the range of the PM or motion detector, movement is ignored, otherwise not.

the most promising. Many dogs and cats are chipped nowadays and can therefore easily be set up as users to be ignored in the PLC. However, you would then also have to carry a chip card yourself, otherwise you might simply be ignored when accompanied by the cat ;-)

2021-05-18 13:38:48

just an idea: animals get a transmitter, possibly in the form of NFC or BT around their neck (collar). As soon as the transmitter is in the range of the motion detector (PM) or motion sensor, movement is ignored, otherwise not. So unwanted movement is "hidden". Whether the detection is precise enough, I of course don't know. Presumably, multiple PMs need to be combined and the movement pattern recorded and "evaluated" in the SmartHome system.
Since something like this apparently does not yet exist, it would be great to develop a solution for it. The prerequisite is either a powerful pattern (image) recognition or very precisely locatable transmitters as described above. However, this might also just be a completely stupid idea :rolleyes:

And when you come back with the dog from a walk in the dark at night, you just stand still in the dark?! Or do people get a transmitter then too? Sounds like a scenario with a lot of fun :D

2021-05-18 13:50:07

There are motion detectors where the height can be adjusted.

Why don’t animals need light? Well, cats are not as blind as we are and don’t need light.
No 11ant they often don’t sleep at night, because, for example, cats are nocturnal.

2021-05-18 13:51:28

Our (wall) motion detectors are set so that they do not detect the lower area and therefore do not react to our cat. With the dog, it might be a bit more difficult (depending on the size of the dog).

2021-05-18 14:09:52

No 11ant they often do not sleep at night, since for example cats are nocturnal

When would I have claimed that?

Our (wall) motion detectors are set so that they do not detect the lower area and thus do not react to our cat.

Haha, when the cat jumps on the cupboard, the light turns on ;-)

2021-05-18 14:15:02

Since I only get a tiny living unit with 60m² and just one PM, but almost unlimited programming possibilities with a large team behind it (1 intern, 10 students, and 2 professors), I could imagine a test. Only the "test subject" is missing, but that will also be solved in the future as a dog is moving into the neighboring living unit, which I have already been assigned to care for :cool:

Similar topics
02.09.2013	Outdoor lamp motion sensor	13
04.05.2016	Motion sensor for outdoor lighting	15
22.09.2020	Motion detector in hallway/entrance area	27
28.02.2023	Motion detector instead of switch?	19

Are there indoor motion detectors that do not respond to animals?

11ant

ti-mar90

haydee

Musketier

11ant

i_b_n_a_n