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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2019
Delaval Holding Ab, Tumba, SE;
Andreas Eriksson, Tumba, SE;
DeLaval Holding AB, Tumba, SE;
Abstract
Tools in an automatic milking arrangement are picked up by using a robotic arm (). The robotic arm () moves a camera () to an origin location (PC) from which the camera () registers three-dimensional image data (Dimg3D) of at least one tool (). The three-dimensional image data is processed using an image-based object identification algorithm to identify objects in the form of the tools and hoses (). In response to identifying at least one tool, a respective tool position (PT, PT, PT) is determined for each identified tool based on the origin location (PC) and the three-dimensional image data. Then, a grip device () is exclusively controlled to the one or more of the respective tool positions (PT, PT, PT) to perform a pick-up operation. Thus, futile attempts to pick-up non-existing or blocked tools can be avoided.
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