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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Technologies Holdings Corp., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Henk Hofman, Lemmer, NL;
Peter Willem van der Sluis, IJsselmuiden, NL;
Ype Groensma, Heerenveen, NL;
Assignee:
Technologies Holdings Corp., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 7/04 (2006.01); A01J 7/04 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); A01K 13/00 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01); A01K 1/12 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); A01J 5/003 (2006.01); A01J 5/007 (2006.01); A01J 5/017 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); A01J 7/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 7/04 (2013.01); A01J 5/003 (2013.01); A01J 5/007 (2013.01); A01J 5/0175 (2013.01); A01J 7/00 (2013.01); A01K 1/126 (2013.01); A01K 13/001 (2013.01); A01K 29/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/0027 (2013.01); B25J 9/0093 (2013.01); B25J 9/0096 (2013.01); B25J 9/1679 (2013.01); B25J 9/1684 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); B25J 11/0045 (2013.01); G06T 1/0014 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); H04N 7/183 (2013.01); G05B 2219/2661 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45113 (2013.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G06T 2200/04 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10004 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); Y10S 901/02 (2013.01); Y10S 901/06 (2013.01); Y10S 901/07 (2013.01); Y10S 901/09 (2013.01); Y10S 901/41 (2013.01); Y10S 901/43 (2013.01); Y10S 901/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a controller and a robotic arm. The controller accesses an image signal of an udder of a dairy livestock, and determines a spray position by processing the accessed image signal to determine a tangent at the rear of the udder and a tangent at the bottom of the udder. The spray position is a position relative to the intersection of the two tangents. A robotic arm communicatively coupled to the controller positions a spray tool at the spray position.