Title:
WEIGHT ESTIMATION DEVICE AND PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/166894
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a weight estimation device which offers a greater degree of freedom in the imaging direction that enables estimation of the weight of an animal. A weight estimation device comprising: an image acquisition unit which acquires an image of an animal; a shape identification unit which identifies the shape of a prescribed region of the animal from said image; an information generation unit which, on the basis of the shape of the prescribed region, generates estimation information for use in estimating the weight of the animal; and a weight estimation unit which estimates the weight on the basis of the estimation information, wherein the information generation unit is capable of generating the estimation information both in the case when a first image (animal image GA) is acquired by photographing an animal from a first direction (e.g., the left side of the body) and in the case when a second image is acquired by photographing the animal from a second direction (e.g., the right side of the body) different from the first direction.
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Inventors:
KAWASUE KIKUHITO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2021/005666
Publication Date:
August 26, 2021
Filing Date:
February 16, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV MIYAZAKI (JP)
International Classes:
G01G9/00; G01B11/24; G01G17/08
Foreign References:
| JPH10500207A | 1998-01-06 | |||
| JP2014044078A | 2014-03-13 | |||
| JP2019045478A | 2019-03-22 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 4109057A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUZUKI Hitoshi (JP)
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