SE0000153D0 - A method and apparatus for locating the teats of an animal - Google Patents

A method and apparatus for locating the teats of an animal

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Publication number
SE0000153D0
SE0000153D0 SE0000153A SE0000153A SE0000153D0 SE 0000153 D0 SE0000153 D0 SE 0000153D0 SE 0000153 A SE0000153 A SE 0000153A SE 0000153 A SE0000153 A SE 0000153A SE 0000153 D0 SE0000153 D0 SE 0000153D0
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Prior art keywords
sources
light
image
teats
teat
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SE0000153A
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Swedish (sv)
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Inventor
Hans Martin Sjoelund
Sven Aake Svensson
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Alfa Laval Agri Ab
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Priority to SE0000153A priority Critical patent/SE0000153L/en
Publication of SE0000153D0 publication Critical patent/SE0000153D0/en
Priority to AU2001228983A priority patent/AU2001228983A1/en
Priority to PCT/SE2001/000083 priority patent/WO2001052633A1/en
Publication of SE0000153L publication Critical patent/SE0000153L/en

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01J—MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
    • A01J5/00—Milking machines or devices
    • A01J5/017—Automatic attaching or detaching of clusters
    • A01J5/0175—Attaching of clusters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T7/00—Image analysis
    • G06T7/50—Depth or shape recovery
    • G06T7/55—Depth or shape recovery from multiple images
    • G06T7/586—Depth or shape recovery from multiple images from multiple light sources, e.g. photometric stereo
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/30—Subject of image; Context of image processing
    • G06T2207/30004—Biomedical image processing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/30—Subject of image; Context of image processing
    • G06T2207/30108—Industrial image inspection
    • G06T2207/30128—Food products

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Animal Husbandry (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus support guide arrangement, where a support (16) carries sources of light (12, 13), adapted to illuminate at least two areas on at least one teat, and is associated with an image capturing device (14) arranged to view the teat and to capture images thereof and to provide image signals to an image interpreting means. According to the invention a control device is arranged to turn on and off said sources of light (12, 13; 21) alternatingly, the sources of light (12, 13) being placed so that the teats are illuminated from different angles in relation to the image capturing device, and the image interpreting means being arranged to use the differences created by the illumination of said sources of light (12, 13) to produce a difference image. The present invention further relates to a method for the operation of the arrangement.
SE0000153A 2000-01-19 2000-01-19 A method and apparatus for locating the teats of a dairy animal SE0000153L (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE0000153A SE0000153L (en) 2000-01-19 2000-01-19 A method and apparatus for locating the teats of a dairy animal
AU2001228983A AU2001228983A1 (en) 2000-01-19 2001-01-18 A method and an apparatus for locating the teats of an animal
PCT/SE2001/000083 WO2001052633A1 (en) 2000-01-19 2001-01-18 A method and an apparatus for locating the teats of an animal

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
SE0000153A SE0000153L (en) 2000-01-19 2000-01-19 A method and apparatus for locating the teats of a dairy animal

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SE0000153D0 true SE0000153D0 (en) 2000-01-19
SE0000153L SE0000153L (en) 2001-07-20

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SE (1) SE0000153L (en)
WO (1) WO2001052633A1 (en)

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