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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2022
Lely Patent N.v., Maassluis, NL;
Ingrid Elisabeth Maria Den Uijl, Maassluis, NL;
Markéta Juzlová, Prague, CZ;
Tibor Szolár, Prague, CZ;
LELY PATENT N.V., Maassluis, NL;
Abstract
A growth monitoring system, and method, for livestock animals includes a barn environment that has a floor with bedding material, a 3D camera with a downward looking field-of-view, in which an animal may be present during a visit, to obtain repeatedly a 3D image of the field-of-view, and an image processor to extract a 3D point cloud representation. The image processor detects whether an animal is present in the point cloud representation, and if yes, selects the animal part point cloud of the point cloud representation, and determines a position dependent first height information, being a height above the floor of the animal part point cloud, and determines a position of the front legs and/or the hind legs of the animal, and if no, determines a position dependent second height information, being a height above the floor of the bedding material.