Method And Control Unit For Enhanced Safety In An Agricultural Environment
Patent No. EP3563360 (titled "Method And Control Unit For Enhanced Safety In An Agricultural Environment") was filed by Delaval Holding on Dec 22, 2017. The application was issued on Aug 9, 2023.
Patent Summary
An agricultural security system (600) comprises a stationary agricultural structure (105) with a moving part (110)—such as a robotic arm, rotating milking platform, or gate—a control unit (120), and wireless signal receivers (130a-c). A human user (200) carries a locational device (115) associated with a portable electronic device (150). The control unit obtains the locational device's geographical position to determine its distance from the structure. If this distance falls below a threshold limit (310b), the unit triggers an accident avoidance measure by deactivating the moving part. If the distance falls below an additional threshold limit (310c), the unit pairs the portable electronic device with the structure, enabling the user to adjust the structure's parameters via the portable device.
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EP3563360
- Application Number
- EP17828921A
- Filing Date
- Dec 22, 2017
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Jul 7, 2023
- Publication Date
- Aug 9, 2023
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