METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE MOBILITY OF AN ANIMAL
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1. A method for measuring the mobility score of an animal, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting the animal walking in a mobility sensing zone;
determining the identity of the walking animal;
determining the time taken by the identified animal to walk through the mobility sensing zone;
storing the determined time in an individual record for the identified animal in a database;
repeating the steps of detecting the animal, determining the identity, determining the time and storing the determined time; and
calculating the mobility score based on the individual record.
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Abstract
A method and system to measure and record the mobility score of quadrupeds is disclosed. The method and system determines when an animal is walking and measures dynamic parameters to assess gait and derive a mobility score.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for measuring the mobility score of an animal, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting the animal walking in a mobility sensing zone; determining the identity of the walking animal; determining the time taken by the identified animal to walk through the mobility sensing zone; storing the determined time in an individual record for the identified animal in a database; repeating the steps of detecting the animal, determining the identity, determining the time and storing the determined time; and calculating the mobility score based on the individual record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for measuring the mobility score of an animal, the system comprising:
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a mobility sensing zone; means for detecting the animal walking in the mobility sensing zone; means for determining the identity of the walking animal; means for determining the time taken by the identified animal to walk through the mobility sensing zone; a database for storing the determined time in an individual record for the identified animal; and a central processor for calculating the mobility score based on the individual record. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for measuring the mobility score of an animal, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting the animal walking in a mobility sensing zone by wirelessly sensing an identification device mounted on the animal, said mobility sensing zone comprising a sensing passageway provided with a camera for obtaining images of the walking animal; determining the identity of the walking animal; determining the time taken by the identified animal to walk through the mobility sensing zone; storing the determined time in an individual record for the identified animal in a database; repeating the steps of detecting the animal, determining the identity, determining the time and storing the determined time; calculating the mobility score based on the individual record; sensing data by a sensing device mounted on the identified animal; recording the sensed data in the individual record; obtaining at least one image of the animal as it walks through the passageway; determining at least one gait parameter from the at least one image; storing the at least one gait parameter in the individual record; and repeating the steps of obtaining at least one image, determining at least one gait parameter and storing at least one gait parameter, wherein the step of calculating comprises performing a statistical analysis of the data recorded in the database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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