Vision system with tail positioner
US10154645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/10028
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system includes a robotic arm, an imaging device coupled to the robotic arm, a board coupled to the robotic arm, and a processor. The imaging device captures imaging data of a rearview of a dairy livestock through a field of view of the imaging device. The board is able to pivot from a down position to an up position and has an aperture through which the imaging device can pass through when the board lowers from the up position to the down position. The processor is coupled to both the imaging device and the board and is configured to identify a tail of the dairy livestock within the imaging data captured by the imaging device and send one or more instructions to raise the board from the down position to the up position, thereby moving the tail out of the field of view of the imaging device.
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