Milking box with robotic attacher, vision system, and vision system cleaning device
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1. A milking system, comprising:
- a robotic attacher comprising;
a main arm; and
a supplemental arm, the supplemental arm operable to extend into a stall portion of a milking box;
a camera coupled to the supplemental arm; and
a camera-facing nozzle coupled to the supplemental arm and operable to spray the camera with a cleanser.
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Abstract
A system includes a robotic attacher comprising a main arm and a supplemental arm operable to extend into a stall portion of a milking box. A camera couples to the supplemental arm. The supplemental arm comprises a camera-facing nozzle operable to spray the camera with a cleanser.
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1. A milking system, comprising:
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a robotic attacher comprising; a main arm; and a supplemental arm, the supplemental arm operable to extend into a stall portion of a milking box; a camera coupled to the supplemental arm; and a camera-facing nozzle coupled to the supplemental arm and operable to spray the camera with a cleanser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A milking system, comprising:
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a robotic attacher comprising an arm that extends along a longitudinal axis; a two-dimensional camera coupled to and positioned on the arm at a fixed location along the longitudinal axis; a three-dimensional camera coupled to the arm at a second fixed location along the longitudinal axis; and a controller that is programmed to; receive a two-dimensional image from the two-dimensional camera; receive a three-dimensional image from the three-dimensional camera; determine where to move the arm based at least in part upon; the two-dimensional image and a first calibration, the first calibration based at least in part upon a distance between the two-dimensional camera and a fixed calibration point located on the robotic attacher; and the three-dimensional image and a second calibration, the second calibration based at least in part upon a distance between the three-dimensional camera and a second fixed calibration point located on the robotic attacher; and communicate one or more signals instructing the robotic attacher where to move the arm. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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