Title:
搾乳装置支持体を案内する方法及び装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3916255
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
PCT No. PCT/SE96/01381 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 18, 1998 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 18, 1998 PCT Filed Oct. 28, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO97/15900 PCT Pub. Date May 1, 1997A method of guiding a milking apparatus support towards at least one teat of a milk animal, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: moving a support to a fixed start position within a stall; illuminating a region expected to contain at least one udder with a sheet of light from the support; capturing images by viewing the region with a video camera; analyzing the captured images to identify possible teat candidates and selecting one of these teat candidates as a target teat; determining the position of the target teat and homing in the support and any supported milking apparatus to the target teat.
Inventors:
Hall, Robert Christopher
Lee, Stephen Robert
Spencer, Diane Susan
Street, Michael John
Stain, Yang
Ernel Forth, Benny
Lee, Stephen Robert
Spencer, Diane Susan
Street, Michael John
Stain, Yang
Ernel Forth, Benny
Application Number:
JP51655197A
Publication Date:
May 16, 2007
Filing Date:
October 28, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DeLaval Holding Arbe
International Classes:
A01J5/00; G01B11/00; A01J5/017; G06T1/00; G06T7/00
Other References:
農業機械学会誌(1994),Vol.56,No.3,p.85-92
Lect Notes Control Inf Sci(1993),Vol.187,p.391-410
Lect Notes Control Inf Sci(1993),Vol.187,p.391-410
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Minoru Yoshida
Tatsuya Tanaka
Tsukasa Senba
Takashi Shiotani
Hiroshi Furusawa
Masato Tsutsui
Tatsuya Tanaka
Tsukasa Senba
Takashi Shiotani
Hiroshi Furusawa
Masato Tsutsui