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US 2017/0245456 A1Published application
Vision System for Facilitating the Automated Application of Disinfectant to the Teats of Dairy Livestock
AssigneeTechnologies Holdings Corp.
InventorsHenk Hofman, Peter Willem van der Sluis, Ype Groensma
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Abstract
A system includes a controller and a robotic arm. The controller accesses an image signal of an udder of a dairy livestock, and determines a spray position by processing the accessed image signal to determine a tangent at the rear of the udder and a tangent at the bottom of the udder. The spray position is a position relative to the intersection of the two tangents. A robotic arm communicatively coupled to the controller positions a spray tool at the spray position.
Claims6
A system, comprising:
- a controller operable to:
- access an image signal of an udder of a dairy livestock;
- and
- determine a spray position by processing the accessed image signal to determine a tangent at the rear of the udder and a tangent at the bottom of the udder, the spray position being a position relative to the intersection of the two tangents;
- and
- a robotic arm communicatively coupled to the controller and operable to position a spray tool at the spray position.
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