Poultry environmental control systems and methods
    1.
    发明授权
    Poultry environmental control systems and methods 失效
    家禽环境控制系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5467922A

    公开(公告)日:1995-11-21

    申请号:US308387

    申请日:1994-09-19

    IPC分类号: A01K1/00 F24F11/00 G05D23/00

    摘要: A poultry house controller (14) situated within a poultry house (12) regulates the relative humidity and temperature within the poultry house (12) via actuation of fans (22) and heaters (24) in response to temperature and humidity feedback signals from temperature sensors (16) and humidity sensors (18), respectively. The controller (14) can communicate with a host computer (16) and other controllers (14) situated at other houses (12). The controller (14) comprises an integrity check means (234) for checking temperature and humidity values detected by these sensors (16, 18). The integrity check means (234) ensures the accuracy of values by eliminating a value from consideration if it falls outside predefined range of the average of the other values received from other sensors. Additionally, the controller (14) utilizes watchdog timing signals (100) for ensuring continuous operation. The watchdog timing signals (100) are generated by a control program (108) and are sent to an alarm system (92). An alarm horn (94) is sounded upon failure to receive a watchdog timing signal (100) within a predefined time period. Finally, the controller (14) optimally controls the fans (22) for ventilation and for modifying temperature by decreasing the predefined time period pertaining to the fan dedicated to minimum ventilation requirements by a time amount corresponding to actuation of another fan within the predefined time interval.

    摘要翻译: 位于家禽屋(12)内的禽舍控制器(14)响应于来自温度的温度和湿度反馈信号,通过致动风扇(22)和加热器(24)来调节家禽舍(12)内的相对湿度和温度 感测器(16)和湿度传感器(18)。 控制器(14)可以与位于其他房屋(12)的主计算机(16)和其他控制器(14)通信。 控制器(14)包括用于检查由这些传感器(16,18)检测到的温度和湿度值的完整性检查装置(234)。 如果完整性检查装置(234)超出从其它传感器接收的其它值的平均值的预定范围之外,则通过从考虑中消除值来确保值的精度。 另外,控制器(14)利用看门狗定时信号(100)来确保连续操作。 看门狗定时信号(100)由控制程序(108)生成并被发送到报警系统(92)。 在预定时间段内未收到看门狗定时信号(100)时,发出报警喇叭(94)。 最后,控制器(14)通过将与专用于最小通风要求的风扇有关的预定时间减少预定时间间隔内与另一风扇的致动相对应的时间量来最佳地控制风扇(22)进行通风和修改温度 。

    X-ray monitoring system
    2.
    发明授权
    X-ray monitoring system 失效
    X射线监测系统

    公开(公告)号:US5428657A

    公开(公告)日:1995-06-27

    申请号:US216037

    申请日:1994-03-22

    CPC分类号: G01N23/20083 G01N33/12

    摘要: The invention is a method and apparatus for identifying and pinpointing the location of unwanted pieces of material or defects in, for example, de-boned poultry pieces. The poultry pieces to be inspected are carried on a conveyor and passed under an impinging collimated X-ray beam. The Rayleigh scattering resulting is detected and measured, as is the Compton back scattering and the data is processed in a processing unit to determine the location and type of foreign matter involved. The ratio of the Rayleigh and Compton scattering is also determined and used to verify the identity of the foreign material. Transmitted X-rays, i.e., radioscopy, are used to normalize the data, and to aid in a pinpointing of the location of the unwanted material.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种方法和装置,用于识别和确定例如去骨的家禽片中不需要的材料或缺陷的位置。 待检查的家禽件在输送机上携带,并在入射的准直X射线束下通过。 检测和测量得到的瑞利散射,康普顿背散射和数据在处理单元中处理以确定所涉及的异物的位置和类型。 瑞利和康普顿散射的比例也被确定并用于验证异物的身份。 透射的X射线,即放射检查,被用于标准化数据,并有助于精确定位不需要的材料的位置。

    Poultry environmental control systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US5407129A

    公开(公告)日:1995-04-18

    申请号:US113851

    申请日:1993-08-30

    IPC分类号: A01K1/00 F24F11/00 F24F7/00

    摘要: A poultry house controller (14) situated within a poultry house (12) regulates the relative humidity and temperature within the poultry house (12) via actuation of fans (22) and heaters (24) in response to temperature and humidity feedback signals from temperature sensors (16) and humidity sensors (18), respectively. The controller (14) can communicate with a host computer (16) and other controllers (14) situated at other houses (12). The controller (14) comprises an integrity check means (234) for checking temperature and humidity values detected by these sensors (16, 18). The integrity check means (234) ensures the accuracy of values by eliminating a value from consideration if it falls outside predefined range of the average of the other values received from other sensors. Additionally, the controller (14) utilizes watchdog timing signals (100) for ensuring continuous operation. The watchdog timing signals (100) are generated by a control program (108) and are sent to an alarm system (92). An alarm horn (94) is sounded upon failure to receive a watchdog timing signal (100) within a predefined time period. Finally, the controller (14) optimally controls the fans (22) for ventilation and for modifying temperature by decreasing the predefined time period pertaining to the fan dedicated to minimum ventilation requirements by a time amount corresponding to actuation of another fan within the predefined time interval.

    Poultry environmental control systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US5482210A

    公开(公告)日:1996-01-09

    申请号:US308850

    申请日:1994-09-19

    IPC分类号: A01K1/00 F24F11/00 F24F7/00

    摘要: A poultry house controller (14) situated within a poultry house (12) regulates the relative humidity and temperature within the poultry house (12) via actuation of fans (22) and heaters (24) in response to temperature and humidity feedback signals from temperature sensors (16) and humidity sensors (18), respectively. The controller (14) can communicate with a host computer (16) and other controllers (14) situated at other houses (12). The controller (14) comprises an integrity check means (234) for checking temperature and humidity values detected by these sensors (16, 18). The integrity check means (234) ensures the accuracy of values by eliminating a value from consideration if it falls outside predefined range of the average of the other values received from other sensors. Additionally, the controller (14) utilizes watchdog timing signals (100) for ensuring continuous operation. The watchdog timing signals (100) are generated by a control program (108) and are sent to an alarm system (92). An alarm horn (94) is sounded upon failure to receive a watchdog timing signal (100) within a predefined time period. Finally, the controller (14) optimally controls the fans (22) for ventilation and for modifying temperature by decreasing the predefined time period pertaining to the fan dedicated to minimum ventilation requirements by a time amount corresponding to actuation of another fan within the predefined time interval.