ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BODY CONDITION SCORE OF AN ANIMAL
First Claim
1. An arrangement for determining a body condition score of an animal comprising:
- a three-dimensional camera system provided for being directed towards the animal and for recording at least one three-dimensional image of the animal; and
an image processing device connected to the three-dimensional camera system and provided for;
forming a three-dimensional surface representation of a portion of the animal from the three-dimensional image recorded by the three-dimensional camera system;
statistically analyzing the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation to determine a texture characteristic of the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation; and
determining the body condition score of the animal based on the determined texture characteristic of the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation.
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Abstract
An arrangement for determining a body condition score of an animal comprises a three-dimensional camera system directed towards the animal and provided for recording at least one three-dimensional image of the animal; and an image processing device connected to the three-dimensional camera system and provided for forming a three-dimensional surface representation of a portion of the animal from the three-dimensional image recorded by the three-dimensional camera system; for statistically analyzing the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation; and for determining the body condition score of the animal based on the statistically analyzed surface of the three-dimensional surface representation.
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34 Claims
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1. An arrangement for determining a body condition score of an animal comprising:
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a three-dimensional camera system provided for being directed towards the animal and for recording at least one three-dimensional image of the animal; and an image processing device connected to the three-dimensional camera system and provided for; forming a three-dimensional surface representation of a portion of the animal from the three-dimensional image recorded by the three-dimensional camera system; statistically analyzing the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation to determine a texture characteristic of the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation; and determining the body condition score of the animal based on the determined texture characteristic of the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for determining a body condition score of an animal, characterized by the steps of comprising:
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directing a three-dimensional camera system towards the animal and recording at least one three-dimensional image of the animal; forming a three-dimensional surface representation of a portion of the animal from the three-dimensional image recorded by the three-dimensional camera system; statistically analyzing the surface of the three-dimensional surface;
representation to determine a texture characteristic of the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation; and
determining the body condition score of the animal based on the statistically determined texture characteristic of the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. An arrangement for determining a body condition score of an animal, comprising:
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a three-dimensional camera system provided for being directed towards the animal and for recording at least one three-dimensional image of a portion of the animal; and an image processing device connected to the three-dimensional camera system and provided for forming a three-dimensional surface representation from the three-dimensional image; normalizing the three-dimensional surface representation; and determining the body condition score of the animal based on the surface of the normalized three-dimensional surface representation. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A method for determining a body condition score of an animal, comprising:
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directing a three-dimensional camera system towards the animal and recording at least one three-dimensional image of a portion of the animal; forming a three-dimensional surface representation from the three-dimensional image; normalizing the three-dimensional surface representation of the portion of the animal by rotation, translation, and scaling; determining the body condition score of the animal based on the surface of the normalized three-dimensional surface representation.
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31. An arrangement for determining a body condition score of an animal, comprising:
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a three-dimensional camera system provided for being directed towards the animal and for recording at least one three-dimensional image of a portion of the animal; and an image processing device connected to the three-dimensional camera system and provided for forming a three-dimensional surface representation from the three-dimensional image; recognizing anatomical features in said three-dimensional surface representation; calculating feature parameters of the recognized anatomical features; and determining the body condition score of the animal based on the calculated feature parameters of the anatomical features recognized in the three-dimensional surface representation.
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32. A method for determining a body condition score of an animal, comprising:
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directing a three-dimensional camera system towards the animal and recording at least one three-dimensional image of a portion of the animal; forming a three-dimensional surface representation from the three-dimensional image; recognizing anatomical features in said three-dimensional surface representation; calculating feature parameters of the recognized anatomical features; and determining the body condition score of the animal based on the calculated feature parameters of the anatomical features recognized in the three-dimensional surface representation.
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33. A method for managing animals using body condition score, comprising:
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obtaining at least one three-dimensional image of the animal using a camera system; forming a three-dimensional surface representation of at least a portion of the animal based on the three-dimensional image; analyzing the three-dimensional surface representation to determine a body condition score for the animal representative of a fatness or thinness of the animal; and automatically triggering an alarm or an action to be taken with respect to the animal, based on the determined body condition score.
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34. An arrangement for managing animals using body condition score, comprising:
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a three-dimensional camera system arranged to obtain at least one three-dimensional image of the animal; and an image processing device configured to; form a three-dimensional surface representation of at least a portion of the animal based on the three-dimensional image; analyze the three-dimensional surface representation to determine a body condition score for the animal representative of a fatness or thinness of the animal; and automatically trigger an alarm or an action to be taken with respect to the animal, based on the determined body condition score.
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