A new direction for differentiating animal activity based on measuring angular velocity about the yaw axis.

ABSTRACT: The use of animal-attached data loggers to quantify animal movement has increased in popularity and application in recent years. High-resolution tri-axial acceleration and magnetometry measurements have been fundamental in elucidating fine-scale animal movements, providing information on posture, traveling speed, energy expenditure, and associated behavioral patterns. Heading is a key variable obtained from the tandem use of magnetometers and accelerometers, although few field investigations have explored fine-scale changes in heading to elucidate differences in animal activity (beyond the notable exceptions of dead-reckoning).This paper provides an overview of the value and use of animal heading and a prime derivative, angular velocity about the yaw axis, as an important element for asses

SUBMITTER: Gunner RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7391348 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature