Method And Device For Automatically Placing Teat Cups Onto Teats Of A Milk-Producing Animal
Patent No. EP3328188 (titled "Method And Device For Automatically Placing Teat Cups Onto Teats Of A Milk-Producing Animal") was filed by GEA Farm on Jul 14, 2016. The application was issued on May 19, 2021.
Patent Summary
A method for automatically placing teat cups onto a milk-producing animal's teats involves creating a two-dimensional image with associated distance information for multiple image points. This data is evaluated to ascertain at least one teat's position within a specified coordinate system. A further teat's position is determined using this ascertained position and stored relative position information. To maintain accuracy despite udder fluctuations or animal posture, the stored relative position information is updated. This update occurs when a 2D image and distance information of at least two teats are available, by offsetting currently ascertained position information against the stored relative position information. A corresponding device comprises an attachment device, a sensor for image and distance data, and a sequence control.
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EP3328188
- Application Number
- EP16738791A
- Filing Date
- Jul 14, 2016
- Status
- Opposition Rejected
- Mar 29, 2024
- Publication Date
- May 19, 2021
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