Patent No. EP3528619 (titled "Animal Farm System And Method Of Generating Barn Map Information Of Said Animal Farm System") was filed by Lely Patent on Oct 13, 2017. The application was issued on Oct 4, 2023.
An animal farm system comprising a barn, an autonomous vehicle, and an external communication device. The vehicle has a position determining system, a sensor system, and a control unit. The external communication device receives position and sensor data from the vehicle, visualizes the data, and allows a user to input barn map information based on the visualized data. The control unit receives the inputted map information and uses it to control the vehicle's movement. The system enables the creation and programming of a barn map in a semi-automated manner based on data from the vehicle's position determining system and sensor system, combined with user input.

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