Monkey detection using deep learning for monkey-repellent

Abstract

Animal intrusion has caused many issues for human beings, especially monkeys. Monkeys have caused many problems such as yield crop damage, damage to human facilities and assets and stealing food. This study aims to investigate the use of deep learning to detect monkey presence accurately and use a proper repellent system to scare them away. A deep learning algorithm is constructed with supervised learning, which includes the monkey dataset with appropriate labelling of the object of interest. The detection of the monkey comes with a bounding box with respective confidence of detection. The result is then used to evaluate the accuracy of monkey detection. The accuracy of the trained model is assessed by evaluating its performance under varying conditions of camera quality and distances. The study focuses on proving the reliability of deep learning to detect monkeys and automatically perform corresponding actions like repelling monkeys. Hence this may reduce the reliance of manpower to secure a large space and improve safety issues.