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US 12,653,162 B2Granted
Lighting system for poultry
AssigneeSignify Holding B.V.
InventorsMarc Andre De Samber, Aaron Benjamin Stephan, Harry Broers, Curtis Allen Leyk, Dragan Sekulovski, Jack Tieberg
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Abstract
A lighting system (100) for controlling the movement of poultry (190). One or more properties of poultry (190) are obtained and used to define one or more characteristics of a light beam (115) or light beams (115) and thereby the light spot(s) (116) formed from the light beam(s) (115). The light beams (115) are configured to have a beam divergence of less than 15°.
Claims20
A lighting system for poultry, the lighting system comprising:
- a light emitting arrangement configured to project one or more light beams, each light beam creating a light spot on a surface in proximity to the poultry and having a beam divergence of less than 15°;
- a movement sensor configured to monitor movement of the poultry;
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- a control system communicatively coupled to the light emitting arrangement and configured to control one or more characteristics of the one or more light beams, wherein the control system is configured to:
- measure an amount of movement of the poultry based on data from the movement sensor;
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- control the one or more characteristics of the one or more light beams responsive to the measured amount of movement of the poultry being at least one of above or below a predetermined measure.
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