A device for estimating at least one property of fodder, a kit, a container comprising the device, and a method for estimating at least one property of fodder
AssigneeLandbrug & FøDevarer F.M.B.A.
InventorsNiels Bastian Kristensen, Claus Bertram Marcussen
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Abstract
A device for estimating at least one property of fodder includes a screw at least partially installed in a cylinder bore configured for transporting a part of the fodder, an electromagnetic radiation source configured for irradiating the part of the fodder transported by the screw by radiation with wavelengths longer than 780 nm, and a photonic sensor configured for detecting electromagnetic radiation transmitted through, reflected by or emitted by the part of the fodder transported by the screw, and for outputting an output signal representing the detected electromagnetic radiation.
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A device for estimating at least one property of fodder, the device comprising:
- a feeder configured for transporting a part of the fodder into and/or through a bore;
- an electromagnetic radiation source configured for irradiating the part of the fodder transported in the bore by the feeder by radiation with wavelengths longer than 780 nm;
- a photonic sensor configured for detecting electromagnetic radiation transmitted through, reflected by or emitted by the part of the fodder transported in the bore by the feeder, and for outputting an output signal representing the detected electromagnetic radiation;
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- a processing unit configured for calculating at least one property of the fodder based on the output signal.
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A method for estimating at least one property of fodder, the method comprising:
- compressing and/or structuring fodder;
- irradiating the compressed and/or structured fodder by radiation with wavelengths longer than 780 nm;
- detecting radiation transmitted through, reflected by or emitted by the compressed and/or structured fodder;
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- analysing an output signal representing the detected radiation for estimating the at least one property of fodder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.