Imaging and three dimensional reconstruction for weight estimation
US10701905B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20081
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A weighing station device, a computer-implemented method and a computer program product for estimating a weight of an animal. The weighing station device includes a stall for the animal, a camera in the stall that is activated to capture a plurality of digital images of the animal when a presence of the animal is detected at the stall. A processor obtains the plurality of digital images from the camera, constructs a three-dimensional digital image of the animal from the plurality of digital images, determines a dimension of the animal from the three-dimensional digital image, and estimates the weight of the animal from the determined dimension and a model relating the dimension of the animal to the weight of the animal.
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