SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF MANAGING A GROUP OF ANIMALS
First Claim
1. A system arranged to manage a group of animals, comprising:
- a control system,a camera, operatively connected to the control system, for forming a depth-image of at least one of the animals, andan animal management or actuator mechanism operatively connected to the control system, wherein the control system;
compares information regarding the depth-image formed by the camera with reference information regarding the animal,generates control information on the basis of this comparison, andsends the control information to the animal management or actuator mechanism, andwherein the camera comprises;
a source of radiation for emitting electromagnetic radiation,a matrix with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiation reflected from the dairy animal,a lens for displaying the reflected electromagnetic radiation on the receivers, anda sensor controller operatively connected to the source of radiation in order to modulate the electromagnetic radiation and for determining for each of the receivers a phase difference between the emitted and the reflected electromagnetic radiation.
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Abstract
A system for and method of managing a group of animals include a control system, a camera operatively connected to it for forming a depth-image of at least one animal, and an animal management or actuator mechanism operatively connected to the control system. The control system compares information regarding the depth-image formed by the camera with reference information regarding the animal, generates control information on this basis, and sends the control information to the animal management or actuator mechanism. The camera includes an emitting source of electromagnetic radiation, a matrix with a plurality of rows and columns of receivers for receiving radiation reflected from the animal, a lens for displaying the reflected radiation on the receivers, and a sensor controller operatively connected to the source of radiation in order to modulate the radiation and determine for each of the receivers a phase difference between the emitted and the reflected radiation.
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17 Claims
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1. A system arranged to manage a group of animals, comprising:
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a control system, a camera, operatively connected to the control system, for forming a depth-image of at least one of the animals, and an animal management or actuator mechanism operatively connected to the control system, wherein the control system; compares information regarding the depth-image formed by the camera with reference information regarding the animal, generates control information on the basis of this comparison, and sends the control information to the animal management or actuator mechanism, and wherein the camera comprises; a source of radiation for emitting electromagnetic radiation, a matrix with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiation reflected from the dairy animal, a lens for displaying the reflected electromagnetic radiation on the receivers, and a sensor controller operatively connected to the source of radiation in order to modulate the electromagnetic radiation and for determining for each of the receivers a phase difference between the emitted and the reflected electromagnetic radiation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of managing a group of animals, comprising:
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emitting modulated electromagnetic radiation in the direction of at least one of the animals, receiving, by a matrix with a plurality of rows and columns of receivers, electromagnetic radiation which has been reflected by at least one part of at least one animal from the group of animals, determining, for each of the receivers, a phase difference between the emitted and the reflected electromagnetic radiation, calculating a depth-image of the at least one part of the at least one animal, comparing information regarding the observed depth-image with reference information regarding the animal, generating control information on the basis of this comparison. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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