METHOD AND AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR APPLYING DISINFECTANT TO THE TEATS OF DAIRY LIVESTOCK

In certain embodiments, a system for applying disinfectant to the teats of a dairy livestock includes a carriage mounted on a track, the carriage operable to translate laterally along the track. The system further includes a robotic arm including a first member pivotally attached to the carriage suc...

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Hauptverfasser:	HOFMAN, Henk, GROENSMA, Yep, VAN DER SLUIS, Peter, William
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CALCULATING CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES COMPUTING CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL CONTROLLING COUNTING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY FISHING FORESTRY FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HAND TOOLS HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL MANIPULATORS MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR REGULATING TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TRANSPORTING TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:	In certain embodiments, a system for applying disinfectant to the teats of a dairy livestock includes a carriage mounted on a track, the carriage operable to translate laterally along the track. The system further includes a robotic arm including a first member pivotally attached to the carriage such that the first member may rotate about a point of attachment to the carriage, a second member pivotally attached to the first member such that the second member may rotate about a point of attachment to the first member, and a spray tool member pivotally attached to the second member such that the spray tool member may rotate about a point of attachment to the second member. The robotic arm further includes a spray tool attached to the spray tool member. The system further includes a controller operable to cause at least a portion of the robotic arm to extend between the hind legs of a dairy livestock such that the spray tool is located at a spray position from which the spray tool may discharge an amount of disinfectant to the teats of the dairy livestock.