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公开(公告)号:US20180049392A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-22
申请号:US15448761
申请日:2017-03-03
Applicant: Technologies Holdings Corp.
Inventor: Mark A. Foresman , Marijn Van Anart , Peter Willem van der Sluis
CPC classification number: A01J5/007 , A01J5/017 , A01J5/0175
Abstract: A system includes a robotic arm, a laser, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether a distance between a left and right teat of a dairy livestock is less than or equal to a predetermined distance, and if so, command the robotic arm to move to a scan location that is between the left and right teats. The processor is further configured to command the laser to perform a scan of the teats after the robotic arm is at the scan location and to determine whether the left and right teats are found in the scan. If both the left and right teats are found in the scan, the processor commands the robotic arm to attach a teat cup to either the left or right teat.
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公开(公告)号:US20180049390A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-22
申请号:US15239597
申请日:2016-08-17
Applicant: Technologies Holdings Corp.
Inventor: Mark A. Foresman , Bradley J. Prevost
CPC classification number: A01J5/007 , A01J5/017 , A01J5/0175 , G06T1/0014 , H04N13/204
Abstract: A system that includes a laser, a three-dimensional (3D) camera, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine the position of a first teat candidate relative to a second teat candidate, assign the first teat candidate and the second teat candidate as a left teat candidate or right teat candidate, and receive a teat identifier for a target teat. The processor is configured to determine whether the left or right teat candidate is within a teat location range of the target teat and to link the teat identifier with the left teat candidate or right teat candidate based on the determination.
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公开(公告)号:US20180049389A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-22
申请号:US15239559
申请日:2016-08-17
Applicant: Technologies Holdings Corp.
Inventor: Mark A. Foresman , Bradley J. Prevost
CPC classification number: A01J5/007 , A01J5/017 , G06K9/00362 , G06K9/46 , G06K9/6215 , G06K9/623 , G06T7/001 , G06T7/0044 , G06T7/0046 , G06T7/0057 , G06T7/0085 , G06T7/13 , G06T7/251 , G06T7/33 , G06T7/50 , G06T2207/10028 , G06T2207/30204
Abstract: A system that includes a laser configured to generate a profile signal of at least a portion of a dairy livestock, a memory operable to store a teat detection rule set, and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain the profile signal and detect one or more edge pair candidates in the profile signal, compare the complementary distance gradients of each of the one or more edge pair candidates to a minimum distance gradient length to be considered an edge pair, and identify one or more edge pairs from among the one or more edge pair candidates based on the comparison. The processor is further configured to apply the teat detection rule set to the one or more edge pairs to identify one or more teat candidates from among the one or more edge pairs and determine position information for the one or more teat candidates.
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公开(公告)号:US20180020631A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-25
申请号:US15715923
申请日:2017-09-26
Applicant: Technologies Holdings Corp.
Inventor: Hendrik Hofman , Peter van der Sluis
CPC classification number: A01J5/0175 , A01J7/04 , B25J11/0045 , B25J15/0052 , B25J15/0616 , F16B1/00 , F16B2001/0035 , Y10S901/40
Abstract: This invention is related to a double grab, its rinsing cup and milking machine provided therewith, and the method for automatically applying test cups to the teats of an udder of an animal to be milked. The double grab according to the invention includes: —a first housing part provided with a first magnet designed to hold a first teat cup; —a second housing part, installed substantially in a horizontal plane next to the first housing part, provided with a second magnet designed to hold a second teat cup; —whereby each housing part is provided with separate pivoting means that can be activated and is designed to make the related housing part pivot around a pivoting axis which in use, extends substantially in a horizontal direction, substantially in a widthwise direction of the arm.
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公开(公告)号:US20180009106A1
公开(公告)日:2018-01-11
申请号:US15204768
申请日:2016-07-07
Applicant: Technologies Holdings Corp.
Inventor: Peter M. Linlor
IPC: B25J9/16
CPC classification number: B25J9/1664
Abstract: A system comprising a robotic arm and a robotic arm controller. The robotic arm receives instructions from the robotic arm controller and moves along a path. The robotic arm controller comprises an interface, a memory, and a processor. The interface communicates with the robotic arm. The memory stores a first path and a second path. The processor applies a decreasing weight to the waypoints of the first path and an increasing weight to the waypoints of the second path. The processor combines the weighted waypoints of the first path and the second path to generate a third path wherein the third path defines a transition path from the first path to the second path. The processor further instructs the robotic arm to transition from the first path to the second path by traversing the third path.
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公开(公告)号:US09807972B1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-07
申请号:US15239477
申请日:2016-08-17
Applicant: Technologies Holdings Corp.
Inventor: Mark A. Foresman , Bradley J. Prevost
CPC classification number: A01J5/007 , A01J5/017 , A01J5/0175 , G06T1/0014 , G06T7/0081 , G06T7/60 , G06T2207/10004 , H04N13/204
Abstract: A system that includes a three-dimensional (3D) camera configured to capture 3D images of a dairy livestock. The system further includes a memory operable to store a thigh gap detection rule set and a processor operably coupled to the 3D camera and the memory. The processor is configured to obtain the 3D image, to identify one or more regions within the 3D image comprising depth values greater than a depth value threshold, and to apply the thigh gap detection rule set to the one or more regions to identify a thigh gap region. The processor is further configured to demarcate an access region within the thigh gap region. The processor is configured to reduce the width of the access region by shifting a first vertical edge and a second vertical edge of the access region and to determine position information for the first vertical edge and the second vertical edge.
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公开(公告)号:US20170265425A1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-21
申请号:US15614693
申请日:2017-06-06
Applicant: TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS CORP.
Inventor: Henk Hofman , Peter Willem van der Sluis , Ype Groensma
IPC: A01J7/04 , A01K13/00 , A01K29/00 , A01K1/12 , G06T7/00 , B25J11/00 , A01J5/003 , A01J5/007 , A01J5/017 , G06T1/00 , A01J7/00 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/13 , H04N7/18 , B25J9/00 , B25J9/16
CPC classification number: A01J7/04 , A01J5/003 , A01J5/007 , A01J5/0175 , A01J7/00 , A01K1/126 , A01K13/001 , A01K29/00 , B25J9/0027 , B25J9/0093 , B25J9/0096 , B25J9/1679 , B25J9/1684 , B25J9/1697 , B25J11/0045 , G05B19/042 , G05B2219/2661 , G05B2219/45113 , G06T1/0014 , G06T7/0004 , G06T7/13 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/74 , G06T2200/04 , G06T2207/10004 , G06T2207/10021 , G06T2207/10028 , H04N7/183 , Y10S901/02 , Y10S901/06 , Y10S901/07 , Y10S901/09 , Y10S901/41 , Y10S901/43 , Y10S901/47
Abstract: A system for operating a robotic arm, comprises a camera, a controller and a robotic arm. The camera captures an image of a rear of a dairy livestock located in a stall of a rotary milking platform. The controller receives the image and in conjunction with the stall of the rotary milking platform in which a dairy livestock is located moving into an area adjacent a robotic arm, determines whether a milking cluster is attached to the dairy livestock based at least in part upon the image. The robotic arm is communicatively coupled to the controller and extends between the legs of the dairy livestock if the controller determines that the milking cluster is not attached to the dairy livestock. The robotic arm does not extend between the legs of the dairy livestock if the controller determines that the milking cluster is attached to the dairy livestock.
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公开(公告)号:US09763424B1
公开(公告)日:2017-09-19
申请号:US15597373
申请日:2017-05-17
Applicant: TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS CORP.
Inventor: Henk Hofman , Peter Willem van der Sluis , Ype Groensma
IPC: A01K7/04 , A01J7/04 , B25J9/16 , A01K13/00 , A01K29/00 , A01K1/12 , G06T7/00 , B25J11/00 , A01J5/003 , A01J5/007 , A01J5/017 , G06T1/00 , A01J7/00 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/13 , H04N7/18 , B25J9/00
CPC classification number: A01J7/04 , A01J5/003 , A01J5/007 , A01J5/0175 , A01J7/00 , A01K1/126 , A01K13/001 , A01K29/00 , B25J9/0027 , B25J9/0093 , B25J9/0096 , B25J9/1679 , B25J9/1684 , B25J9/1697 , B25J11/0045 , G05B19/042 , G05B2219/2661 , G05B2219/45113 , G06T1/0014 , G06T7/0004 , G06T7/13 , G06T7/73 , G06T7/74 , G06T2200/04 , G06T2207/10004 , G06T2207/10021 , G06T2207/10028 , H04N7/183 , Y10S901/02 , Y10S901/06 , Y10S901/07 , Y10S901/09 , Y10S901/41 , Y10S901/43 , Y10S901/47
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.
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公开(公告)号:US09686960B2
公开(公告)日:2017-06-27
申请号:US15333301
申请日:2016-10-25
Applicant: TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS CORP.
Inventor: Henk Hofman , Peter Willem van der Sluis , Ype Groensma
IPC: A01J5/01 , A01J5/017 , A01J5/003 , A01K1/00 , A01K1/12 , A01J5/00 , A01J7/04 , A01J5/007 , A01J7/00 , B25J13/08 , B25J19/02 , A01J9/00 , A01J7/02 , A01K5/02 , H04N5/247 , A01J5/06 , A01J5/013 , A01K5/00 , A01K11/00 , G06K9/00 , H04N13/02 , G06T7/70 , G06T1/00
CPC classification number: A01J5/00 , A01J5/003 , A01J5/007 , A01J5/01 , A01J5/013 , A01J5/017 , A01J5/0175 , A01J5/04 , A01J5/06 , A01J7/00 , A01J7/025 , A01J7/04 , A01J9/00 , A01K1/0023 , A01K1/0029 , A01K1/12 , A01K5/00 , A01K5/02 , A01K11/006 , B25J13/08 , B25J19/023 , G05B2219/45113 , G06K9/00362 , G06T1/0014 , G06T7/70 , H04N5/247 , H04N13/204 , Y10S901/02 , Y10S901/47
Abstract: A robotic attacher comprises a gripping portion, a vision system positioned on a first surface of the gripping portion, and at least one nozzle positioned on a second surface of the gripping portion. The gripping portion is rotates about a longitudinal axis such that during a first time, the vision system is positioned generally on the top of the gripping portion, and during a second time, the nozzle is positioned generally on the top of the gripping portion.
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公开(公告)号:US20170122579A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US15405528
申请日:2017-01-13
Applicant: Technologies Holdings Corp.
Inventor: Steven S. Dingle , Marco A. Tejeda , Timothy S. O'Brien , Todd R. DeMonte , Vincent Yu
Abstract: An apparatus comprises an air inlet configured to receive an inlet airflow. The inlet airflow comprises a process airflow and a bypass airflow. An evaporator unit receives a flow of refrigerant and is cools the process airflow by facilitating heat transfer from the process airflow to the flow of refrigerant. A condenser unit receives the flow of refrigerant and (1) reheats the process airflow by facilitating heat transfer from the flow of refrigerant to the process airflow, and (2) heats the bypass airflow by facilitating heat transfer from the flow of refrigerant to the bypass airflow. The process airflow is discharged via a process airflow outlet and the bypass airflow is discharged via a bypass airflow outlet.
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