公开(公告)号：WO2015104250A1

公开(公告)日：2015-07-16

申请号：PCT/EP2015/050080

申请日：2015-01-06

Applicant: GREENGAGE LIGHTING LTD

Inventor： THEOBALD, James

IPC: A01K29/00 ,  A01K31/22 ,  A01K1/00

CPC classification number: H05B37/0227 ,  A01K1/00 ,  A01K29/005 ,  A01K31/04 ,  A01K31/20 ,  A01K31/22 ,  G06K9/00335 ,  H04N5/2354 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N7/181

Abstract: A method of rearing chickens comprises providing a chicken shed (10) having a floor area (12) over which the chickens can move freely. The shed (10) is provided with a plurality of lights (18) arranged to illuminate respective different regions of the floor area ( 12) so that, collectively, the lights (18) are able to illuminate substantially all of the floor area (12). The shed (10) is provided a plurality of cameras (20) arranged to view respective different regions of the floor area (12) so that, collectively, the cameras (20) are able to view substantially all of the floor area (12). Chickens are provided in the livestock shed (10) on the floor area (12). A controller (22) is provided and is operatively connected to the lights (18) and to the cameras (20). The controller (22) receives and analyses signals, such as images, from the cameras (20). The controller (22) controls the lights (18) to adjust illumination provided to the floor area (12) by the controlled lights (18) in a manner dependent on the signals from the cameras (20). The controller (22) is able to control each light (18) independently of the other lights (18). In some situations, the control of the lights (18) causes a predetermined desired response in the chickens. In some cases, the predetermined desired response overcomes or circumvents an undesirable situation recognised by the controller from analysis of the signals from the cameras (20).

Abstract translation: 饲养鸡的方法包括提供具有地板区域（12）的鸡棚（10），鸡可自由移动。 棚（10）设置有多个灯（18），其布置成照亮地板区域（12）的各个不同区域，使得灯（18）能够共同地基本上照亮所有的地板区域（12） ）。 棚架（10）设置有多个照相机（20），其布置成观察地板区域（12）的相应不同区域，使得照相机（20）能够集体地能够基本上观察所有的地板区域（12）， 。 在地板区域（12）上的牲畜棚（10）中设置鸡。 控制器（22）设置并且可操作地连接到灯（18）和照相机（20）。 控制器（22）从相机（20）接收并分析诸如图像的信号。 控制器（22）以取决于来自照相机（20）的信号的方式控制灯（18）通过受控光（18）来调节提供给地板区域（12）的照明。 控制器（22）能够独立于其它灯（18）来控制每个光（18）。 在某些情况下，灯（18）的控制在鸡中产生预定的期望响应。 在一些情况下，预定的期望响应克服或规避了由控制器识别的对来自摄像机（20）的信号分析的不良情况。